McCoy, C.D. (2021) Understanding the Progress of Science. [Preprint]
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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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| Keywords: | scientific progress, scientific epistemology, understanding, problem-solving | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Theory Change |
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| 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 |
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| Date: | 15 July 2021 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19337 |
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