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Perceptual Reasoning — Hermeneutics and Perception

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Hermeneutics and Science

Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ((BSPS,volume 206))

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A so-called hermeneutic philosophy of science is, within English speaking contexts, both a recent and a minoritarian tradition. Its roots are more deeply Euro-American than Anglo-American and the latter developments remain, even today, dominant in those contexts. Yet today there is a certain strength to be found amongst a generation of philosophers both appreciative of science and tutored in the Continental European traditions of philosophy.

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Ihde, D. (1999). Perceptual Reasoning — Hermeneutics and Perception. In: Fehér, M., Kiss, O., Ropolyi, L. (eds) Hermeneutics and Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 206. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9293-2_2

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