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The Necessity of Considering Technology in Philosophical Reflections about Science

Ariana, Farhad | 2019

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 52489 (42)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Philosophy of Science
  6. Advisor(s): Taqavi, Mostafa
  7. Abstract:
  8. One of the most important characteristics of us humans is that we are homofaber beings, and with the help of technology we transform our living conditions, and perceptions of ourselves and the world. Technology, then, plays and important role in all branches of philosophy, and especially in philosophy of science. Without, technological instruments, little scientific research can be found that can be accomplished. Many of the processes involved in scientific researches, such as experimentation and measurement, are rooted in technology. This thesis aims to examine how technology impacts science. Philosophers and historians of science have usually paid little attention to the influence of technology in science, and in those areas that attention has been paid, their focus is mostly on the experimental methodologies employed by new technological equipments, such as microscopes. This thesis attempts to examine the role of technology in both representational and interventional aspects of science. In addition, we will show how the insights derived by considering technology in philosophical reflections about science can be used to solve problems in philosophy of science, such as the debate on realism-antirealism
  9. Keywords:
  10. Science ; Technology ; Philosophy of Science ; Philosophy of Technology ; Knowledge Representation ; Intervention ; Capacity

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