Overview
Markus Seidel provides a detailed critique of epistemic relativism in the sociology of scientific knowledge. In addition to scrutinizing the main arguments for epistemic relativism he provides an absolutist account that nevertheless aims at integrating the relativist's intuition.
Full Product Details
Author: M. Seidel
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 4.728kg
ISBN: 9781137377883
ISBN 10: 1137377887
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 25 April 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The relationship between the Strong Program and epistemic relativism is an important topic, and deserves the careful and informed discussion Seidel provides. Anyone interested in Strong Program relativism should come here and have a look. -John K. Davies Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Seidel has left no stone unturned in his attempt to get to the bottom of the epistemic relativism of the strong programme. [The book] is a sound contribution to the contemporary discussion of epistemic relativism which will have a lasting impact. -Howard Sankey Metascience
The relationship between the Strong Program and epistemic relativism is an important topic, and deserves the careful and informed discussion Seidel provides. Anyone interested in Strong Program relativism should come here and have a look. -John K. Davies Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Seidel has left no stone unturned in his attempt to get to the bottom of the epistemic relativism of the strong programme. [The book] is a sound contribution to the contemporary discussion of epistemic relativism which will have a lasting impact. -Howard Sankey Metascience
The relationship between the Strong Program and epistemic relativism is an important topic, and deserves the careful and informed discussion Seidel provides. Anyone interested in Strong Program relativism should come here and have a look. -John K. Davies Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Seidel has left no stone unturned in his attempt to get to the bottom of the epistemic relativism of the strong programme. [The book] is a sound contribution to the contemporary discussion of epistemic relativism which will have a lasting impact. -Howard Sankey Metascience
The relationship between the Strong Program and epistemic relativism is an important topic, and deserves the careful and informed discussion Seidel provides. Anyone interested in Strong Program relativism should come here and have a look. -John K. Davies Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Author Information
Markus Seidel is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Münster, Germany. His research focuses on general philosophy of science, epistemology, sociology of science and sociology of knowledge.
