> > Of course after a while "real" scientists fought back. But the cat had > already pissed in the sandbox. The "softies" quickly point out what > commonsense already knew, that science is created by social institutions of > all shapes and forms all of which have underlying values which have direct > affects on what and how science is done. And that "real" science made a > whole bunch of claims about how science was done, or ought to be done, that > was just not what they doing day to day. > > Who'd a thunk it! > > Dave
John waving his hand frantically in the back of the K class, "Me! Pick Me! I know! Her initials are J.A.K.K and I when I first joined this forum, I found her in a video'ed presentation on Pragmatism vs. Idealism and she spoke of Royce's Philosophy of Science. Her Ph.d had been on the philosophy of science at Columbia and her first pointed and rhetorical question to all those Jameseans present was basically, "hey boys, did you even KNOW Royce had a comprehensive philosophy of science?" Heh heh. She's plucky, our jacky. Anyway, I'll quote ya her opinion: "Logic and the physical and natural sciences as a model for philosophizing at Harvard also applies to most of "academic philosophy" after Royce. This view of science saw it as neutral truth seeking, as rationality par excellence, as the realm opposed to the social, moral, and personal. Contrary to this view, Royce held forth science as a model for intelligent inquiry and communal experience. Science, as a human endeavor, was, for Royce, a social endeavor, involved in the social construction of reality. For Royce, our knowledge of the external is fundamentally bound up with our being-with-others. Further, Royce constantly cites the scientific community as an example of true community, that is, one endlessly seeking for common agreement. With such a view of science Royce does not easily fall prey to the errors of either the critics of science and technology or the liberals, both of whom identify science with a particular time or view. The critics thus blame science for all the present social ills while ignoring humans' task to render science and technology as servants of humankind and society and the common good. The liberals conflate the accomplishments of science and technology with laissez-faire capitalism. In understanding science as a social mode of inquiry, and technology as a human mode of productive activity, Royce is able to see technology as "social" and "political", open to critical questions of ends pursued." Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley, Genuine Individuals and Genuine Communities See, that's the overthrow of SOM right there. Science is itself an object of inquiry, subject to higher values. This is what Pirsig was on about and what has been going on in our world for some time. A WAR of values, my friends. Right here in River City. woo hoo! Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
