The Demise of the Demarcation Problem

Pages: 111 - 127
Published: Jan 1, 1983
Abstract
We live in a society which sets great store by science. Scientific ‘experts’ play a privileged role in many of our institutions, ranging from the courts of law to the corridors of power. At a more fundamental level, most of us strive to shape our beliefs about the natural world in the ‘scientific’ image. If scientists say that continents move or that the universe is billions of years old, we generally believe them, however counter-intuitive and...
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Title
The Demise of the Demarcation Problem
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Published Date
Jan 1, 1983
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Pages
111 - 127
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