The Concept of Scientific Truth and the Unity of Sciences
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This contribution deals with the problem of the unity of sciences through a critica! analysis of the concept of scientific truth. As a first result it estahlishes sorne traits of the concept of truth according to the present dispersion of the different sciences. From this perspective, it proposes a possible content of scientific truth as a ·relative• and -sufficient· truth derived, on the one hand, from the epistemological reduction operated by science, and, on the other hand, from the nature of the scientific object investigated. Finally, it shows the possible epistemological power of this conception in order to overcome the dispersion before mentioned. Resumen. Esta contribución plantea el tema general de la unidad de las ciencias llevando a cabo un análisis crítico del concepto de verdad científica, tratando de establecer ciertos rasgos de éste último acordes con la situación actual de dispersión de los diversos saberes científicos. A tal efecto, se propone un concepto de verdad científica como verdad •relativa· y •suficiente• en función de la naturaleza de la reducción epistemológica propia de la ciencia en general y de la naturaleza del objeto científico tratado en cada momento, para así mostrar su posible virtualidad para superar la dispersión antes mencionada. Every kind of knowledge carries out a specific gnoseological reduction of reality. This gnoseological reduction consists of two phases: firstly, it demarcates the realm of objects to investigate, and secondly, it delimits the outlook from which these objects will be investigated. Then, it establishes a proper methodology in order to develop the cognitive aims according to the previous gnoseological reduction, and finally it will establish a set of practical ends for applying its epistemoLa presente contribución se enmarca d entro de las actividades de la Unidad Asociada de Investigación sobre ·Ciencia, Tecno logía y Sociedad· (C.S.I.C.-Universidad de Sevilla), de la cual e l autor es co-director. Fue presentada en e l Congreso de la •Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciencescelebrado en Copenhague en 2000. Ar¡¡umtmlos de Razón Técnica, N• 4 (2001) pp 269-278
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تاریخ انتشار 2011