On the Status of Scientific Theory

  • Alina Motycka Polish Academy of Sciences
Keywords: theory, myth, reason, intuition

Abstract

The status of scientific theory is determined by a philosophical conception of science. The article seeks to present the different status of scientific theory in a comparative analysis of philosophical conceptions of science (inductivism, hypothetism, paradigmatism and intuitionistic conception of science).

Author Biography

Alina Motycka, Polish Academy of Sciences

Prof. Dr. Alina Motycka – Department of Theory of Cognition and Philosophy of Science, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Published
2020-10-14
Issue
Vol 54 No 2 (2006)
Section
Articles

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