Historicism, history and philosophy of science

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https://doi.org/10.18270/rcfc.v18i37.2574

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Relationship history philosophy of science, historicism, philosophy of naturalized science

Abstract

If we recognize that the objectivity of Scientific Knowledge can not be supported by a priori criteria, then two types of project are presented to characterize this objectivity: the Naturalized Proposals that try to sustain it in Science itself and the Historicist Proposals that seek to sustain it in the History of the Science. We point out that the compatibility of these two types of project is achieved by setting aside Individualistic Models of Human Cognition and, rather, focusing the attention of Philosophy of Science on Practices (and not on Theories).

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Author Biography

Sergio F. Martínez Muñoz, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

I have worked mainly in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, in particular in philosophy of physics, biology, cognitive sciences and nowadays especially in the implications of advances in biology and cognitive sciences for methodology and the philosophy of the social sciences. I am also developing several lines of research related to the development of a naturalized philosophy of science and in particular in a rethinking of the relationship between History and Philosophy of science in that context.

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Published

2018-12-27

How to Cite

Martínez Muñoz, S. F. (2018). Historicism, history and philosophy of science. Revista Colombiana De Filosofía De La Ciencia, 18(37), 179–200. https://doi.org/10.18270/rcfc.v18i37.2574
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