GASTONA BACHELARDA TEORIA PRZESZKÓD EPISTEMOLOGICZNYCH
GASTON BACHELARD’S THEORY OF EPISTEMOLOGICAL OBSTACLES
Author(s): Paulina GurgulSubject(s): Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Gaston Bachelard; epistemological obstacles; psychoanalysis of the scientific mind; alchemy; abstraction;
Summary/Abstract: Gaston Bachelard discuss the problem of the rationality of scientific thinking in terms of epistemological obstacles. In book The Formation of the Scientific Mind philosopher characterizes scientific attitude as an attempt to eliminate the impact of affective images on thinking, which is possible in the process of psychoanalysis of objective knowledge. Bachelard indicates positive model for science: an abstract thought, constructing their own research subjects. Only a constantly renewed cognitive effort can become a source of new ideas.
Journal: Internetowy Magazyn Filozoficzny HYBRIS
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 35B
- Page Range: 67-77
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish