Professor Robin Hendry r.f.hendry@durham.ac.uk
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Immanent Philosophy of X
Hendry, R.F.
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Abstract
In this paper I examine the relationship between historians, philosophers and sociologists of science, and indeed scientists themselves. I argue that (i) they co-habit a shared intellectual territory (science and its past); and (ii) they should be able to do so peacefully, and with mutual respect, even if they disagree radically about how to describe the methods and results of science. I then go on to explore some of the challenges to mutually respectful cohabitation between history, philosophy and sociology of science. I conclude by identifying a familiar kind of project in the philosophy of science which seeks to explore the worldview of a particular scientific discipline, and argue that it too has a right to explore the shared territory even though some historians and sociologists may find it methodologically suspect.
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Hendry, R. (2016). Immanent Philosophy of X. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 55, 36-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.08.008
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 4, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 4, 2015 |
Publication Date | Feb 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Sep 7, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A |
Print ISSN | 1355-2198 |
Electronic ISSN | 1355-2198 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 55 |
Pages | 36-42 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.08.008 |
Keywords | History of science, Philosophy of science, Sociology of science. |
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