Czy problem demarkacji jest wciąż aktualny? Stanowisko Larry’ego Laudana, Massima Pigliucciego i Svena Ove Hanssona
Is the problem of demarcation is still valid? Larry Laudan’s, Massimo Pigliucci’s, and Sven Ove Hansson’s standpoints

Summary/Abstract: The article presents reconstruction of the selected three standpoints on the validity of the demarcation problem. The ability of philosophy to draw the demarcation line between the science, non-science, and pseudo-science were explicitly questioned by Larry Laudan as far back as the 80s of the twentieth century. L. Laudan’s antidemarcationist standpoint is the starting point for the next two philosophers and active critics of pseudo-science – Massimo Pigliucci and Sven Ove Hansson, who defend certain forms of demarcationism. In my article, I will point out the types of demarcation which may be found in the philosophy of science, I will specify to which type of the demarcation authors refer and for what purpose, I will describe what kind of conceptual tools they use, and what are the major limitations of their standpoints.

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