Science: Perception and instability: Can there be a single description?

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  • Pedro Ruiz-Castell López Piñero Institute for the History of Medicine and Science. University of Valencia (Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.3889

Keywords:

science, scientific method, scientific knowledge

Abstract

Science has become the main standard of truth for contemporary societies. But what exactly is scientific knowledge? This article tries to answer the question by critiquing towards the description of science as a single universal model based on a distinctive method of obtaining knowledge. The text addresses the impossibility of defending the existence of an alleged scientific method, highlighting the complexity of scientific activity and its relationship to time-bound social and cultural aspects. Thus, we consider the importance of understanding how scientific knowledge is constructed and legitimised with a number of connections and interactions of various elements that provide a historical form to what we understand by science.

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Author Biography

Pedro Ruiz-Castell, López Piñero Institute for the History of Medicine and Science. University of Valencia (Spain).

Professor at the Department of History of Science and Documentation. López Piñero Institute for the History of Medicine and Science. University of Valencia (Spain).

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Published

2015-04-16

How to Cite

Ruiz-Castell, P. (2015). Science: Perception and instability: Can there be a single description?. Metode Science Studies Journal, (5), 209–215. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.3889
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The light of science (2015)

Section

What is science? A multidisciplinary approach to scientific thought

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