Scientific rationality

Author: Wang Shanbo
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Introduction Since its emergence and development over the past two thousand years, science has changed the world and human thought in its unique way and with the greatest influence. Today, humans are even more concerned with the progress of science. So, where does the rationality of science lie? What characteristics does it possess? Generally speaking, the rationality of science is what Western science has had since modern times; or, the rationality of modern science has been raised along with the rise of scientism, demonstrating a superior cognitive rationality towards the scientific knowledge group compared to non-scientific knowledge, encompassing universality, objectivity, truthfulness, etc. How should we understand and address these viewpoints? What are the conceptual contexts, historical evolution, theoretical constructions, research topics, characteristics, and standards of scientific rationality? This is the question this book aims to answer.