Rationality and Methodological Change: Dudley Shapere's Conception of Scientific Development

Over the last 4 or so decades, Dudley Shapere has developed a rich and interesting alternative to the Kuhnian “relativist” account of science and its development. This paper is a review of this alternative viewpoint. It is a critical evaluation of Shapere’s arguments in support of the claim that rad...

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Main Author: Kólá Abímbólá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2006-06-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/14439/13230

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