Maxwell, Nicholas (2015) What’s Wrong With Aim-Oriented Empiricism? Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum, 3 (2). pp. 5-31. ISSN 2228-2009

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Abstract

For four decades it has been argued that we need to adopt a new conception of science called aim-oriented empiricism. This has far-reaching implications and repercussions for science, the philosophy of science, academic inquiry in general, the conception of rationality, and how we go about attempting to make progress towards as good a world as possible. Despite these far-reaching repercussions, aim-oriented empiricism has so far received scant attention from philosophers of science. Here, sixteen objections to the validity of the argument for aim-oriented empiricism are subjected to critical scrutiny.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Maxwell, Nicholas nicholas.maxwell@ucl.ac.uk
Keywords:	Empiricism, metaphysics of physics, scientific method, theoretical unity, philosophy of physics, rationality
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Conventionalism General Issues > Explanation General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation
Depositing User:	Nicholas Maxwell
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2017 16:16
Last Modified:	25 Feb 2017 16:16
Item ID:	12858
Journal or Publication Title:	Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
Official URL:	http://www.bahps.org/acta-baltica
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Conventionalism General Issues > Explanation General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation
Date:	2015
Page Range:	pp. 5-31
Volume:	3
Number:	2
ISSN:	2228-2009
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12858

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