McCoy, C.D. (2018) Understanding the Progress of Science. [Preprint]

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This paper develops a problem-solving account of scientific progress that takes understanding as the principal epistemic aim of science. It examines a recent paper of Bird's on scientific progress, argues for the primacy of understanding over knowledge in this context, illustrates the account using a Kuhnian picture of science, and defends it against knowledge reductionism.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID McCoy, C.D. casey.mccoy@ed.ac.uk 0000-0002-7921-4911
Keywords:	scientific progress, scientific epistemology, understanding, problem-solving
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Theory Change
Depositing User:	Dr. Casey McCoy
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2018 21:24
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2018 21:24
Item ID:	14754
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Theory Change
Date:	30 May 2018
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14754

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