TY  - JOUR
KW  - Empiricism
KW  -  Metaphysics of physics
KW  -  Philosophy of physics
KW  -  Rationality
KW  -  Scientific method
KW  -  Theoretical unity
PB  - Estonian Association of the History and Philosophy of Science
N2  - For four decades it has been argued that we need to adopt a new conception of science called aim-oriented empiricism. This has far-reaching implications and repercussions for science, the philosophy of science, academic inquiry in general, the conception of rationality, and how we go about attempting to make progress towards as good a world as possible. Despite these far-reaching repercussions, aim-oriented empiricism has so far received scant attention from philosophers of science. Here, sixteen objections to the validity of the argument for aim-oriented empiricism are subjected to critical scrutiny.
ID  - discovery1473371
AV  - public
Y1  - 2015///
EP  - 31
TI  - What?s Wrong With Aim-Oriented Empiricism?
A1  - Maxwell, N
JF  - Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.11590/abhps.2015.2.01
SN  - 2228-2009
IS  - 2
SP  - 5
VL  - 3
ER  -