Naturalized epistemology and philosophy of science (Rodopi, 2007)
"The 2006 Soochow international philosophy conference and workshop 'Naturalized Epistemology and Philosophy of Science', held in Taipei, Taiwan ..."--Preface
Includes bibliographical references
Naturalized Epistemology and Philosophy of Science; Table of contents; Preface; Sources and Deliverances; Modest Evolutionary Naturalism; The Naturalistic Project in Epistemology: Where Do We Go from Here?; Naturalism and Scientific Practices: A Concluding Scientific Postscript; Naturalism in the Philosophy of Mathematics; What Is Naturalized Epistemology? The Quinean Project; The Structure of Experimentation and the Replication Degree--Reconsidering the Replication of Hertz's Cathode Ray Experiment; Skepticism and the Value of Knowledge
Much has happened in the field of contemporary epistemology since Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" was published in 1969. Even before Ronald Giere published his article "Philosophy of Science Naturalized," naturalized philosophy of science had been influenced by the so-called historical approach. Kuhm, Lakatos, Feyerabend and Laudan all contributed importantly to this trend. In this light it has emerged, without a doubt, that philosophy of science is closely related to epistemology. This volume explores some of the relevant relations and will be of interest to epistemologists and philosopher