Learning from the past

Brown James Robert

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(1989) An intimate relation, Dordrecht, Springer.

Learning from the past

James Robert Brown

pp. 343-367

Here is a big fact: Scientists are good at doing science. It seems a platitude, yet there are those, such as David Bloor, who would deny it.¹ On the other hand, most people, including most philosophers, would agree that scientists are good at doing science; nevertheless, these same philosophers don't seem to think this fact is in any way interesting or important. But it is. There are few facts in philosophy; let's not let this one slip through our fingers.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-2327-0_17

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Brown, J. (1989)., Learning from the past, in J. Brown & J. Mittelstrass (eds.), An intimate relation, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 343-367.

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