PHL 552 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Subatomic Particle, Underdetermination, Instrumentalism
14 Sep 2017
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Lecture 8 - brown on strong program + latour + Don"t need to answer all questions in topic. Van fraassen"s defence on anti-realism against objections to anti-realism i. ii. iii. If the strong program is right that all beliefs and norms are explained in terms of social factors, so is the strong program. So there is no reason to believe the strong program! Debunking explanations - social explanation debunks original explanation. Since strong program itself is a form of sociology, it tries to debunk itself. Aesthetic explanation explains why this style is popular. Then, social explanation that explains why the style is popular: celebrity is well-liked, he happened to wear that style, that"s why the style is popular. Your initial understanding of the phenomena has been de -bunked. You doubt whether you actually think the style looks good. We think science is on the right track because theories are backed by evidence.
