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UNSPECIFIED (2005) Kuhnenstein: or, the importance of being read. PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, 35 (4). pp. 480-498. doi:10.1177/0048393105280868
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Abstract
I respond to Rupert Read's highly critical review of my Kuhn vs Popper: The Struggle for the Soul Science. In contrast to my pro-Popper take on the debate, Read promotes a Wittgenstein-inflected Kuhn, whom I dub "Kuhnenstein." Kuhnenstein is largely the figment of Read's-and others'-fertile philosophical imagination as channeled through scholastic philosophical practice. Contra Read, I argue that Kuhnenstein provides not only a poor basis for social epistemology but Kuhnenstem's prominence itself exemplifies a poor social epistemology for philosophy. Nevertheless, like Read, I wish to speak in favor of amateurism in philosophy; for me, the exemplar is the dialectical Popper rather than the gnomic and dogmatic Kuhnenstein.
| Item Type: | Journal Item | ||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Publisher: | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | ||||
| ISSN: | 0048-3931 | ||||
| Official Date: | December 2005 | ||||
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| Volume: | 35 | ||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 19 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 480-498 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0048393105280868 | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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