Self-Fulfilling Science

Charles Lowe (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

IX, 192 Seiten

2023
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-127474-4 (ISBN)

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lt;p>This series is devoted to publishing books in the fields of epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science. It is an outstanding platform for state of the art contributions. The studies are carried out in an argumentative style and advance current debates in a significant manner. While the main publication language is English, we also welcome German language submissions. All books are peer-reviewed.

lt;p>Claims that science may becoming 'self-fulfilling' through its impact on objects of study have recently risen to prominence. Despite radical statements about the supposed consequences of such accounts, however, the central notion of scientific self-fulfillment has remained obscure, leading to skewed views of its actual prevalence and significance.

Self-Fulfilling Science illuminates this underexplored phenomenon, drawing on insights from philosophy of science to address questions of its conceptualization, prevalence, and significance. The book critically engages with the popular notion that economic theories of homo economicus exhibit self-fulfillment, and explores its relevance to various metaphysical, ethical, and epistemic issues. Extreme claims of fundamental incompatibility with our usual notions of scientific success are ill-founded. Instead, self-fulfillment's true epistemic significance lies in more local, nuanced philosophical issues such as theory evaluation and the thesis of underdetermination.

In presenting a novel framework, this book facilitates deeper engagement with the developing field of self-fulfilling science, and is of interest to philosophers of science, social scientists, and social constructionists.

lt;p>Charles Lowe, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.04.2023
Reihe/Serie	Epistemic Studies ; 48
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	463 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
Schlagworte	Homo economicus • Homo oeconomicus • Performativität • performativity • Selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung • Selbsterfüllende Wissenschaft • self-fulfilling prophecy • Self-fulfilling science
ISBN-10	3-11-127474-8 / 3111274748
ISBN-13	978-3-11-127474-4 / 9783111274744
Zustand	Neuware