Summary Of "The Order Of Knowledge And Social Order From The Perspective Of Sociology" By María Martini - UNIVERSITY SUMMARIES - E-book - ePub

We have summarized here the essential of this book by the author. THE ORDER OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE SOCIAL ORDER FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE1. INTRODUCTIONOne of the central problems of the standard philosophy of science is to establish a demarcation criterion to DIFFERENTIATE THE STATEMENTS THAT MAY BE PART OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES, FROM THE EXPRESSIONS THAT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THEM (metaphysical or pseudoscientific).
In this regard, logical empiricism and critical rationalism developed different demarcation criteria. Rudolf Carnap manifests the following principles of "scientific humanism" shared by the members of the Vienna Circle: