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Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Do we collectively invent the world rather than discover it?Andre Kukla presents a comprehensive discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out of this debate, analysing the various strengths and weaknesses of a range of constructivist arguments and arguing that current philosophical objections to constructivism are inconclusive. However, Kukla offers and develops new objections to constructivism, distinguishing between the social causes of scientific beliefs and the view that all ascertainable facts are constructed.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 192 ● ISBN 9781134567393 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4133232 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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