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Holism of Duhem and Quine

Soltanieh, Majid | 2010

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 41142 (42)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Philosophy of Science
  6. Advisor(s): Nasrin, Mehdi; Sheykh Rezaee, Hossein
  7. Abstract:
  8. In this dissertation, the thesis of Duhem-Quine holism will be intoduced and its similarity and dissimilarity in epistemolical webs of Duhem and Quine will be enumerated and criticisms that is taken to this thesis will be examined. In chapter 1 and 2, the fundamental characteristics of Duhem and Quine viewpoints will be introduced in sequence. This chapter is introduction to more accurate understanding of holism each of them and better Comparison together. In chapter 3, we will introduce their holism and we’ll see what the results of their holism in falsification and confirmation of different Hypotheses are. In chapter 4, we will discuss about discrepancy between their viewpoints and we will say that in spite of some similarity, the holism thesis in their epistmolical systems is compeltely distinct in different respect. This differences eventuate to different interpretations about reconsideration of propositions in a general web of proposition. And In chapter 5 , we finally discuss about some results of holism thesis and its relation to underdetermination. In this chapter we will mention some objections to Duhem and Quine thesis. Finally,we will introduce a model from Duhem and Quine Realism that According to it, the aim from introduction of different theories is obtaining a true picture of universe.in quoted from quine, we are in a infinite endeavor for pursuit of truth by ourself theories
  9. Keywords:
  10. Holism ; Under Determination ; Duhem-Quine Thesis ; Holistic Confirmation ; Holistic Falification

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