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Philosophy of science: places to move from

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 8:19pm.

Here is where we were. And, if emergence is the model, we want now to know where we are, so we can see where we might go next. So from our starting point ...

  • constructivism versus realism
  • multiplism versus singularism
  • edification versus elucidation
  • content independence versus context dependence

and as we have developed/evolved/emerged (hybridly)

  • individualism versus collectivism
  • subjectivism versus objectivism
  • science as not distinct from other forms of inquiry versus importance of demarcation
  • relativism versus absolutism
  • particularism versus univeralism
  • foundationalism versus non-foundationalism
  • making it up as we go along versus knowing where we are going

And the answer is ....

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