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Understanding the Progress of Science

McCoy, C.D. (2021) Understanding the Progress of Science. [Preprint]

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Abstract

A problem-solving-based account of scientific progress that takes understanding as the principal epistemic aim of science is developed and defended against knowledge reductionism.


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Item Type: Preprint
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McCoy, C.D.casey.mccoy@yonsei.ac.kr0000-0002-7921-4911
Keywords: scientific progress, scientific epistemology, understanding, problem-solving
Subjects: General Issues > Explanation
General Issues > Theory Change
Depositing User: Dr. Casey McCoy
Date Deposited: 23 Jul 2021 13:52
Last Modified: 23 Jul 2021 13:52
Item ID: 19337
Subjects: General Issues > Explanation
General Issues > Theory Change
Date: 15 July 2021
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19337

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