Contextual empiricism
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Contextual empiricism is a theory
about validating scientific knowledge. It is the view that scientific knowledge is shaped by contextual
values as well as constitutive ones.
Theory
The English word theory was derived from a technical term in Ancient Greek philosophy. The word theoria, , meant "a looking at, viewing, beholding", and referring to contemplation or speculation, as opposed to action...
about validating scientific knowledge. It is the view that scientific knowledge is shaped by contextual
Contextualism
Contextualism describes a collection of views in philosophy which emphasize the context in which an action, utterance, or expression occurs, and argues that, in some important respect, the action, utterance, or expression can only be understood relative to that context...
values as well as constitutive ones.