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Originally published in 1971. The three contributions collected in this volume deal with different aspects of a single theme—the logical status of scientific theories in their relation to observation. These lectures, authored by different thinkers, treat this theme in connection with some controversies in the philosophy of science. A nonspecialist who reads these lectures should realize that the theme itself is a perennial one with an ancient lineage. It has concerned philosophers from the earliest era of philosophy on down through the centuries. A central philosophical issue at stake in the lectures is the question of whether scientific theories are testable in terms of our observations such that we can know whether some theories are true and others false. Although differing in their emphases, all three contributors seek a more plausible and nonskeptical philosophical account of the status of scientific theories in relation to observation.

Science --- Methodology. --- Philosophy. --- Normal science --- Philosophy of science --- Scientific method --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical

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Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- General ethics --- A0312A --- 500 Milieu --- Science --- Philosophy. --- Normal science --- Philosophy of science --- Philosophy --- Human ecology --- Ecology

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This edited collection is the first of its kind to explore the view called perspectivism in philosophy of science. The book brings together an array of essays that reflect on the methodological promises and scientific challenges of perspectivism in a variety of fields such as physics, biology, cognitive neuroscience, and cancer research, just as a few examples. What are the advantages of using a plurality of perspectives in a given scientific field and for interdisciplinary research? Can different perspectives be integrated? What is the relation between perspectivism, pluralism, and pragmatism? These ten new essays by top scholars in the field offer a polyphonic journey towards understanding the view called 'perspectivism' and its relevance to science.

Science --- Opinion (Philosophy) --- Philosophy. --- Philosophy --- Normal science --- Philosophy of science --- PHILOSOPHY / General --- SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects --- science --- philosophy --- opinion

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Science --- Philosophy and science --- Philosophy --- Philosophy. --- Philosophy and science. --- Science and philosophy --- Mental philosophy --- philosophy --- philosophy of science --- science --- Humanities --- Normal science --- Philosophy of science

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Naturwissenschaftliche Beobachtungen hängen auf vielfältige Weise von wissenschaftlichen Theorien ab. Diese These der Theoriebeladenheit galt lange als der Sargnagel wissenschaftlicher Objektivität. Der Autor untersucht wahrnehmungstheoretische, sprachphilosophische und methodologische Aspekte der Theoriebeladenheit. Er kommt zum Ergebnis, dass die Theoriebeladenheit nur in beschränktem Umfang besteht und als solche den wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisprozess fördert. Dies führt zu einem verbesserten Verständnis der Rolle von Beobachtungen in den Naturwissenschaften.

Science --- Objectivity. --- Methodology. --- Philosophy. --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Reality --- Personal equation --- Scientific method --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical --- Normal science --- Philosophy of science