Woodward, James (2020) Sketch of some themes for a pragmatist philosophy of science. [Preprint]

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Abstract

This paper sketches one possible form that a pragmatist philosophy of science might take. It defends general philosophy of science, although not in the form it has traditionally taken, and along with this, a focus on methodology as a legitimate concern for philosophers of science. Connections are made between some classical pragmatist themes (e.g., rejection of spectator theories of knowledge, skepticism about overly literal understandings of representation) and issues in contemporary philosophy of science. My intention is to be provocative.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Woodward, James
Keywords:	Pragmatism, scientific representation, means/ends analysis, causation, explanation
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Causation General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Laws of Nature General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User:	Jim Woodward
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2020 03:27
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2020 03:27
Item ID:	17694
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Causation General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Laws of Nature General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date:	2020
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17694

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