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contextual empiricism: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of science

the view that scientific objectivity comes from critical interaction among a community of inquirers, so background assumptions shape evidence.

In philosophy of science, contextual empiricism refers to the view that scientific objectivity comes from critical interaction among a community of inquirers, so background assumptions shape evidence. This meaning comes from Longino (1990) in Science as Social Knowledge.[1]

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References

Longino, H. E. (1990). Science as Social Knowledge. Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209753

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