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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Naturalism and the unity of science

Jan Woleński(Jagellonian University)

pp. 191-199

Abstract

Naturalism as a view in epistemology and ontology insists that the unity of science is a crucial methodological postulate. However, naturalism encounters a serious difficulty, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. The difficulty in question is related to normativity as an essential feature of social and cultural phenomena. This paper argues that there is a possibility to meet the problem of normativity in frameworks of naturalism.

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Symons John, Pombo Olga, Torres Juan Manuel (2011) Otto Neurath and the unity of science. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 191-199

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0143-4_14

Full citation:

Woleński Jan (2011) „Naturalism and the unity of science“, In: J. Symons, O. Pombo & J. Torres (eds.), Otto Neurath and the unity of science, Dordrecht, Springer, 191–199.