Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic Relativism
Thomas Kuhn’s relativistic position is usually expounded in terms of its subjectivist and irrationalist consequences and, accordingly, as a contribution to anti-scientificism. This paper explains his pluralism in semantics and ontology and shows in it a kind of relativism from which those consequenc...
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| description | Thomas Kuhn’s relativistic position is usually expounded in terms of its subjectivist and irrationalist consequences and, accordingly, as a contribution to anti-scientificism. This paper explains his pluralism in semantics and ontology and shows in it a kind of relativism from which those consequences do not follow. It is also argued that, despite that, this version does not converge to empiricism or scientific realism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e77c411b4800407dbeecd52d580b545a2022-12-22T02:24:57ZdeuUniversidad Complutense de MadridRevista de Filosofia0034-82441988-284X2017-04-0142111713410.5209/RESF.5545251504Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic RelativismJuan Vicente Mayoral de Lucas0Departamento de Filosofía Universidad de ZaragozaThomas Kuhn’s relativistic position is usually expounded in terms of its subjectivist and irrationalist consequences and, accordingly, as a contribution to anti-scientificism. This paper explains his pluralism in semantics and ontology and shows in it a kind of relativism from which those consequences do not follow. It is also argued that, despite that, this version does not converge to empiricism or scientific realism.http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/55452Kuhnpesimismooptimismoléxicoefabilidadpluralismorelativismo. |
| spellingShingle | Juan Vicente Mayoral de Lucas Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic Relativism Revista de Filosofia Kuhn pesimismo optimismo léxico efabilidad pluralismo relativismo. |
| title | Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic Relativism |
| title_full | Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic Relativism |
| title_fullStr | Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic Relativism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic Relativism |
| title_short | Phenomenal Worlds and Scientific Lexicons: Thomas Kuhn’s Linguistic Relativism |
| title_sort | phenomenal worlds and scientific lexicons thomas kuhn s linguistic relativism |
| topic | Kuhn pesimismo optimismo léxico efabilidad pluralismo relativismo. |
| url | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/55452 |
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