Epistemic Relativism

A Constructive Critique

  • Markus Seidel
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction
    Markus Seidel
    Pages 1-6
  3. Setting the Stage: Epistemic Relativism in the Strong Programme and Beyond
    Markus Seidel
    Pages 7-45
  4. Realism and the Argument from Underdetermination
    Markus Seidel
    Pages 46-136
  5. Norm-Circularity
    Markus Seidel
    Pages 137-191
  6. Epistemic Absolutism That Can Accommodate the Relativist’s Intuition
    Markus Seidel
    Pages 192-211
  7. Summary and Outlook
    Markus Seidel
    Pages 212-213
  8. Back Matter
    Pages 214-284
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About this book

Introduction

Markus Seidel provides a detailed critique of epistemic relativism in the sociology of scientific knowledge. In addition to scrutinizing the main arguments for epistemic relativism he provides an absolutist account that nevertheless aims at integrating the relativist's intuition.

Keywords

Epistemic relativism relativism sociology of science SSK underdetermination Strong Programme epistemic absolutism knowledge Nation sociology

Authors and affiliations

  • Markus Seidel
    • 1
  1. 1.Centre for Philosophy of ScienceUniversity of MünsterGermany

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137377890
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-47806-4
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-37789-0
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