Conceptual fragmentation and the rise of eliminativism
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- 作者：Henry Taylor ; Peter Vickers
- 关键词：Eliminativism ; Pluralism ; Fragmentation ; Concepts ; Philosophy of science
- 刊名：European Journal for Philosophy of Science
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：7
- 期：1
- 页码：17-40
- 全文大小：557KB
- 刊物主题：Philosophy of Science;
- 出版者：Springer Netherlands
- ISSN：1879-4920
- 卷排序：7
文摘
Pluralist and eliminativist positions have proliferated within both science and philosophy of science in recent decades. This paper asks the question why this shift of thinking has occurred, and where it is leading us. We provide an explanation which, if correct, entails that we should expect pluralism and eliminativism to transform other debates currently unaffected, and for good reasons. We then consider the question under what circumstances eliminativism will be appropriate, arguing that it depends not only on the term in question, but also on the context of discussion and details of the debate at hand. The resultant selective eliminativism is an appealing compromise for various ‘pluralists’ and ‘eliminativists’ who are currently locking horns.