ДРУШТВЕНИ КОНСТРУКТИВИЗАМ И ПОЗИТИВНА ЕПИСТЕМОЛОГИЈА: О УСПОСТАВИ НАУЧНЕ ЧИЊЕНИЦЕ
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM AND POSITIVE EPISTEMOLOGY: ON ESTABLISHING OF SCIENTIFIC FACTS
Author(s): Milan BrdarSubject(s): Epistemology, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Evaluation research
Published by: Српско социолошко друштво
Keywords: facts; statement; Ludvik Fleck; Karl Popper; Tomas Kuhn; Karl Mannheim; positive epistemology; social constructivism; nature; convention; truth; philosophy; sociology of knowledge;
Summary/Abstract: In this article author is dealing with the problem of genesis and establishing of scientific fact. In the first part is given philosophical treatment of the problem and its futility, for the reason given in Minhausen trilema as a conclusion of this kind of treatment. Second part of the article contains the review of Ludvik Fleck’s positive epistemology and of social constructivism. After the short historical review of the roots of social constructivism in the Mannheim’s sociology of knowledge, author describes how it goes with erstablishing of scientific fact.
Journal: Социолошки преглед
- Issue Year: 43/2009
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 445-480
- Page Count: 36
- Language: Serbian