Scientific Perspectivism

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Scientific Perspectivism by Giere, Ronald N., 9780226292137
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  • ISBN: 9780226292137 | 0226292134
  • Cover: Paperback
  • Copyright: 6/15/2010

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Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But Scientific Perspectivism argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both matters of perspective-which makes scientific knowledge contingent. Using the example of color vision in humans to illustrate how his theory of "perspectivism" works, Ronald N. Giere argues that colors do not actually exist in objects; rather, color is the result of an interaction between aspects of the world and the human visual system.
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