P. Dicken 
Constructive Empiricism 
Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science

Constructive empiricism is not just a view regarding the aim of science; it is also a view regarding the epistemological framework in which one should debate the aim of science. This is the focus of this book – not with scientific truth, but with how one should argue about scientific truth.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements Arguments Concerning Constructive Empiricism Epistemic Voluntarism: Rationality, Inference and Empiricism Against Epistemic Voluntarism: Musgrave, Modality and Mathematics On the Nature and Norms of Acceptance and Belief Conclusion: What is this Thing Called ‘Constructive Empiricism’? Endnotes References Index

About the author

PAUL DICKEN is a Junior Research Fellow in Philosophy at Churchill College, University of Cambridge UK. He is an Affiliated Lecturer for the Faculty of Philosophy, Director of Studies in Philosophy at Pembroke College and Director of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science at Churchill College.