K. Brad Wray (Aarhus University): Publications - PhilPeople

Aarhus University
Centre For Science Studies

Regular Faculty

University of Western Ontario

Department of Philosophy

PhD, 1997

Aarhus, Denmark

0000-0001-8688-3390

Areas of Specialization

General Philosophy of Science

Science, Logic, and Mathematics

Areas of Interest

General Philosophy of Science

David L. Hull, Science and Selection: Essays on Biological Evolution and the Philosophy of Science (review)
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 16 (2): 191-192. 2002.

This is a book review of David Hull's edited volume of collected papers, Science and Selection.

Evolutionary Biology
133

Who has scientific knowledge?
Social Epistemology 21 (3). 2007.

I examine whether or not it is apt to attribute knowledge to groups of scientists. I argue that though research teams can be aptly described as having knowledge, communities of scientists identified with research fields, and the scientific community as a whole are not capable of knowing. Scientists involved in research teams are dependent on each other, and are organized in a manner to advance a goal. Such teams also adopt views that may not be identical to the views of the individual members of…Read more
I examine whether or not it is apt to attribute knowledge to groups of scientists. I argue that though research teams can be aptly described as having knowledge, communities of scientists identified with research fields, and the scientific community as a whole are not capable of knowing. Scientists involved in research teams are dependent on each other, and are organized in a manner to advance a goal. Such teams also adopt views that may not be identical to the views of the individual members of the group.

Collective Epistemology Scientific Practice, Misc

Prev.
1
2
3
4
5
Next