The Bounds of Naturalism: A Plea for Modesty

We reformulate the issue of naturalism within the realm of scientific practices by suggesting that a fine-grained epistemological analysis of the methods, procedures and concepts of psychology is needed. The outcome of this attempt turns out to be operational as it concerns the construction of an ex...

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Main Authors: Charles-Édouard Niveleau, Alexandre Métraux
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Éditions Kimé 2015-10-01
Series:Philosophia Scientiæ
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/1124
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Summary:We reformulate the issue of naturalism within the realm of scientific practices by suggesting that a fine-grained epistemological analysis of the methods, procedures and concepts of psychology is needed. The outcome of this attempt turns out to be operational as it concerns the construction of an exact and experimental approach that allows one to account for the phenomenology of mental states and processes.
ISSN:1281-2463
1775-4283