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Learning from the past

James Robert Brown

pp. 343-367

Abstract

Here is a big fact: Scientists are good at doing science. It seems a platitude, yet there are those, such as David Bloor, who would deny it.1 On the other hand, most people, including most philosophers, would agree that scientists are good at doing science; nevertheless, these same philosophers don't seem to think this fact is in any way interesting or important. But it is. There are few facts in philosophy; let's not let this one slip through our fingers.

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Brown James Robert, Mittelstrass Jürgen (1989) An intimate relation: studies in the history and philosophy of science presented to Robert E. Butts on his 60th birthday. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 343-367

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-2327-0_17

Full citation:

Brown James Robert (1989) „Learning from the past“, In: J. Brown & J. Mittelstrass (eds.), An intimate relation, Dordrecht, Springer, 343–367.