KANT, KUHN, AND THE RATIONALITY OF SCIENCE

Authors

  • Michael Friedman Stanford University
  • Tradutor: Rogério Passos Severo UFSM

Keywords:

Kant, Kuhn, rationality of science, constitutive a priori.

Abstract

This paper considers the evolution of the problem of scientific rationality from Kant through Carnap to Kuhn. I argue for a relativized and historicized version of the original Kantian conception of scientific a priori principles and examine the way in which these principles change and develop across revolutionary paradigm shifts. The distinctively philosophical enterprise of reflecting upon and contextualizing such principles is then seen to play a key role in making possible rational intersubjective communication between otherwise incommensurable paradigms.

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Published

2010-08-03

How to Cite

FRIEDMAN, Michael; SEVERO, Tradutor: Rogério Passos. KANT, KUHN, AND THE RATIONALITY OF SCIENCE. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 14, n. 1, p. 175–209, 2010. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/8802. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2009): Temas Variados

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