Hilary Putnam The impact of science on modern conceptions of rationality英文电子书.pdf

The impact of science 175 bility, or alleged impossibility, of rational proof that cast value judgments into a somewhat suspect light. Rationality has been putting value on trial for a long time. And in this context, ration- ality always means scientific rati~nality;~it is the results of pos- itive science that are said to be such that they can be established to the satisfaction of all rational persons. One reason for valuing rationality is obvious. Scientificrationality undeniably aids us in achieving various practical goals. While few educated people The impact of science on would subscribe to the view that we ought to pursue science solely for the sake of t