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I would like to make it clear at the outset that this paper is not about a problem in the philosophy of science; it is about the philosophy of science itself. Furthermore, the discussion will not be confined to developments internal to philosophy of science but will include considerations of external factors and their possible relations to the philosophy of science. The justification for this departure from standard practice is simply that the issues to be discussed seem to be enough on many peoples’ minds to justify bringing them out into the public arena.
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P. Achinstein, Concepts of Science, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins Press, 1968.
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Giere, R.N. (1971). The Structure, Growth and Application of Scientific Knowledge: Reflections on Relevance and the Future of Philosophy of Science. In: Buck, R.C., Cohen, R.S. (eds) PSA 1970. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3142-4_36
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