1. Truths that Science cannot Touch
- Author
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René van Woudenberg, Theoretical Philosophy, and Research in Theoretical Philosophy
- Subjects
Philosophy ,Aesthetics ,Religious studies ,Psychology ,Epistemology - Abstract
In this article I argue (i) that truth is the goal of science, (ii) that there is no clear demarcation between science and non-science (the demarcation is not to be found in method, nor in certain assumptions being made, nor in the nature of the results of scientific inquiry, nor in a supposed disinterestedness on the part of scientists), and (iii) that notwithstanding the absence of a clear demarcation, there are truths, that science obviously can touch, but also truths, even truths that we can know, that science obviously cannot touch.
- Published
- 2011