THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF EPISTEMIC ENLIGHTENMENT AND MODERN SCIENCE Cover Image

EPİSTEMİK AYDINLANMA VE MODERN BİLİMİN TOPLUMSAL KÖKENİ
THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF EPISTEMIC ENLIGHTENMENT AND MODERN SCIENCE

Author(s): Can Abdullah Günay
Subject(s): Epistemology, Social Philosophy, Social history, Philosophy of Science, Social development
Published by: Dicle Üniversitesi, Sivil Havacılık Yüksekokulu
Keywords: Epistemic Enlightement; Modern Science; Infrastructure-Superstructure; Age of Rational-Experimental Science;

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to understand and explain the origins of the Epistemic Enlightenment in the West. Historical materialistic method was used in our research for this purpose. According to historical materialistic view, the social development of societies is mainly dependent on productive forces and production relations. Indeed, as a result of the development of the productive forces and the change of production relations, a revolutionary transformation occurs in the economy (infrastructure). This situation transforms superstructure institutions in the process. Briefly; it can be said that economic developments determine social developments and the social class that dominates society with changing social relations transforms the legal, political and epistemic structure. Therefore, episteme, which is a superstructure institution, is the result of changes in the infrastructure, in the final analysis. In addition, since a superstructure cannot be created without the establishment of infrastructure in a society, the superstructure will necessarily carry the characteristics of the infrastructure. As a result of the study, it was understood that Epistemic Enlightenment, which occurred in the West, was linked to social developments with economic developments took place on the basis.

  • Issue Year: 4/2020
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 406-411
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Turkish