Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs

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Autor(a) principal: Borge, Bruno
Data de Publicação: 2022
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Resumo: A widespread interpretation of Lakatos’ work says his project completely sidestepped the question of truth as a central part of the analysis of scientific knowledge. In a similar vein, Hacking states that Lakatos found in methodology a substitute for truth. Even those who are skeptical of these interpretations agree that Lakatos failed to give an account of the relation between the growth of knowledge and increasing verisimilitude. In this paper I maintain that (a) the problem of truth is central to Lakatos’ philosophical project, and (b) it is possible to develop an alternative interpretation in which his project to establish a link between method and truth can be seen as successful. I put forward a Davidsonian interpretation that ascribes to Lakatos an epistemic realism.
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spelling Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs¿Fue Lakatos un realista epistémico? el rol de la verdad en la metodología de los programas de investigación científicaImre LakatosScientific Research ProgrammesEpistemic RealismScientific RealismTruthImre LakatosRealismo EpistemológicoRealismo CientíficoVerdad.Programas de Investigación CientíficaA widespread interpretation of Lakatos’ work says his project completely sidestepped the question of truth as a central part of the analysis of scientific knowledge. In a similar vein, Hacking states that Lakatos found in methodology a substitute for truth. Even those who are skeptical of these interpretations agree that Lakatos failed to give an account of the relation between the growth of knowledge and increasing verisimilitude. In this paper I maintain that (a) the problem of truth is central to Lakatos’ philosophical project, and (b) it is possible to develop an alternative interpretation in which his project to establish a link between method and truth can be seen as successful. I put forward a Davidsonian interpretation that ascribes to Lakatos an epistemic realism.Un diagnóstico más que difundido acerca de la obra de Lakatos señala que su proyecto soslayó por completo la cuestión de la verdad como parte central del análisis del conocimiento científico. En una línea semejante, Hacking afirma que Lakatos encontró en la metodología un sustituto para la verdad. Incluso quienes descreen de estas interpretaciones acuerdan respecto de que Lakatos falla en dar cuenta de la relación entre el desarrollo del conocimiento y el aumento de la verosimilitud. En el presente trabajo argumento que (a) el problema de la verdad es central al proyecto filosófico de Lakatos, y (b) es posible construir una interpretación alternativa en la que su proyecto de establecer un vínculo entre método y verdad pueda tenerse como exitoso. La lectura que propongo adjudica a Lakatos un realismo epistemológico.Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências2022-07-18info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/htmlapplication/x-mobipocket-ebookapplication/epub+ziphttps://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/6843TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO: Revista de Filosofia da Unesp; v. 43 n. Special Issue: Filosofia(s) no(do) Século XX; 47-72TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 43 No. Special Issue: Philosophy(s) in(of) the 20th Century/2020; 47-72TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 43 Núm. Special Issue: Filosofia(s) no(do) Século XX; 47-72TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 43 No. Special Issue: Filosofia(s) no(do) Século XX; 47-72TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO: Revista de Filosofia; V. 43 N. Special Issue: Filosofia(s) no(do) Século XX; 47-721980-539X0101-3173reponame:Trans/Form/Ação (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPspahttps://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/6843/9602https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/6843/9603https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/6843/14511https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/6843/14512Copyright (c) 2020 TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO: Revista de Filosofiahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBorge, Bruno2023-05-30T22:34:49Zoai:ojs.revistas.marilia.unesp.br:article/6843Revistahttps://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phptransformacao@marilia.unesp.br1980-539X0101-3173opendoar:2023-05-30T22:34:49Trans/Form/Ação (Online) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
¿Fue Lakatos un realista epistémico? el rol de la verdad en la metodología de los programas de investigación científica
title Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
spellingShingle Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
Borge, Bruno
Imre Lakatos
Scientific Research Programmes
Epistemic Realism
Scientific Realism
Truth
Imre Lakatos
Realismo Epistemológico
Realismo Científico
Verdad.
Programas de Investigación Científica
title_short Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
title_full Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
title_fullStr Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
title_full_unstemmed Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
title_sort Was Lakatos an epistemic realist? the role of truth in the Methodology of scientific research programs
author Borge, Bruno
author_facet Borge, Bruno
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Borge, Bruno
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Imre Lakatos
Scientific Research Programmes
Epistemic Realism
Scientific Realism
Truth
Imre Lakatos
Realismo Epistemológico
Realismo Científico
Verdad.
Programas de Investigación Científica
topic Imre Lakatos
Scientific Research Programmes
Epistemic Realism
Scientific Realism
Truth
Imre Lakatos
Realismo Epistemológico
Realismo Científico
Verdad.
Programas de Investigación Científica
description A widespread interpretation of Lakatos’ work says his project completely sidestepped the question of truth as a central part of the analysis of scientific knowledge. In a similar vein, Hacking states that Lakatos found in methodology a substitute for truth. Even those who are skeptical of these interpretations agree that Lakatos failed to give an account of the relation between the growth of knowledge and increasing verisimilitude. In this paper I maintain that (a) the problem of truth is central to Lakatos’ philosophical project, and (b) it is possible to develop an alternative interpretation in which his project to establish a link between method and truth can be seen as successful. I put forward a Davidsonian interpretation that ascribes to Lakatos an epistemic realism.
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