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Article #325Re: Natural Kinds (was re: Are all crows black?)
From: Gary Merrill
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 13:37
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 13:37
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In article <1992Nov9.010144.18902@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Robert.Vienneau@launchpad.unc.edu (Robert Vienneau) writes: |> I think one should also have some idea of what criteria 20th century |> philosophers have put forward to demarcate science from non-science. I'd |> like to suggest that if one is going to sound like one knows what one is |> talking about, one should have at least a passing acquaintance with the |> ideas of Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Imre Lakatos, and Paul Feyerabend. I'd like to suggest that this would provide a pretty narrow perspective on 20th century philosophy of science since it provides a view from only one particular "school" or "tradition". Indeed, it is neither the "received view" nor representative of the bulk of work in the philosophy of science over (say) the last 20 years. -- Gary H. Merrill [Principal Systems Developer, C Compiler Development] SAS Institute Inc. / SAS Campus Dr. / Cary, NC 27513 / (919) 677-8000 sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com ... !mcnc!sas!sasghm
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Newsgroups: sci.logic,sci.philosophy.meta Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gatech!concert!sas!mozart.unx.sas.com!sasghm From: sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill) Subject: Re: Natural Kinds (was re: Are all crows black?) Originator: sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com Sender: news@unx.sas.com (Noter of Newsworthy Events) Message-ID: <BxGB5w.7ys@unx.sas.com> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 13:37:08 GMT References: <1992Nov4.200546.2196@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> <Bx8yvo.6ty@unx.sas.com> <1992Nov8.210316.5922@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> <1992Nov9.010144.18902@samba.oit.unc.edu> Nntp-Posting-Host: theseus.unx.sas.com Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Lines: 18