Social and Engineering Sciences from Ronald Giere Constructive Realism
Abstract
The constructive realism upholded by Ronald Giere can be used for a better understanding of the features of two fields of scientific research that tend to be demeaned by the traditional philosophical conceptions: social and engineering knowledge. Here we will argue that these two areas share relevant features, and that Giere’s modelistic proposal can be used to carry out a better analysis of their peculiarities. We will emphasize, on the one hand, his modelistic conception of science, and his consideration that models are similar to the world, and on the other, how this position affects the choice between theories. Specifically, we will deal with the special nature of laws in the social and engineering sciences, as well as the criteria by which scientists in these fields choose between different possible models.
- Referencias
- Cómo citar
- Del mismo autor
- Métricas
Gibson, Quentin (1982). La lógica de la investigación social. Madrid: Tecnos.
Giere, Ronald (1988). Explaining science: a Cognitive Approach. Chicago: Univer-
sity of Chicago Press.
Giere, Ronald (1999). Science without laws. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Giere, Ronald (2004). How Models Are Used to Represent Reality. Philosophy of Science, 71, 742-752.
Gómez Rodríguez, Amparo (2001). Las leyes ceteris paribus y la inexactitud de la economía. Teorema, 20(3), 69-80.
Gómez Rodríguez, Aamparo (2003). Filosofía y metodología de las ciencias sociales. Madrid: Alianza.
Hobbes, Thomas (1651/1983). Leviatán. Madrid: Sarpe.
Mill, John Stuart (1836/1967). On the Definition of Political Economy; and on the Method of Philosophical Investigation in that Science. En J. S. Mill Essays on Economics and Society, editado por J. M. Robson, Collected Works of John Stuart Mill. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Morgan, Mary (2006). Economic Man as Model Man: Ideal Types, Idealization and Caricatures. Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 28(1), 1-27.
Moulines, C. Ulises (1982). Exploraciones metacientíficas. Madrid: Alianza.
Roberts, John (2004). There are no laws of the social Science. En Christopher Hitchcock (ed.), Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science. New Jer- sey: Blackwell.
Giere, Ronald (1988). Explaining science: a Cognitive Approach. Chicago: Univer-
sity of Chicago Press.
Giere, Ronald (1999). Science without laws. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Giere, Ronald (2004). How Models Are Used to Represent Reality. Philosophy of Science, 71, 742-752.
Gómez Rodríguez, Amparo (2001). Las leyes ceteris paribus y la inexactitud de la economía. Teorema, 20(3), 69-80.
Gómez Rodríguez, Aamparo (2003). Filosofía y metodología de las ciencias sociales. Madrid: Alianza.
Hobbes, Thomas (1651/1983). Leviatán. Madrid: Sarpe.
Mill, John Stuart (1836/1967). On the Definition of Political Economy; and on the Method of Philosophical Investigation in that Science. En J. S. Mill Essays on Economics and Society, editado por J. M. Robson, Collected Works of John Stuart Mill. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Morgan, Mary (2006). Economic Man as Model Man: Ideal Types, Idealization and Caricatures. Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 28(1), 1-27.
Moulines, C. Ulises (1982). Exploraciones metacientíficas. Madrid: Alianza.
Roberts, John (2004). There are no laws of the social Science. En Christopher Hitchcock (ed.), Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science. New Jer- sey: Blackwell.
Cuevas Badallo, A., & Torres González, O. (2021). Social and Engineering Sciences from Ronald Giere Constructive Realism. Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology, 10(1), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.14201/art2021101107120
Most read articles by the same author(s)
- Anna Estany, Ana Cuevas Badallo, Introduction: Ronald N. Giere, A Reference and Mentor of Philosophy of Science , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021): Considerations Relating to the Philosophy of Ronald N. Giere
- Ana Cuevas Badallo, Obdulia Torres González, Editorial , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 7 No. 1 (2018)
- Obdulia Torres González, Ana Cuevas Badallo, Rodrigo Lopez-Orellana, In memoriam Amparo Gómez Rodríguez , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 7 No. 1 (2018)
- Ana Cuevas Badallo, Una axiología para las ciencias tecnológicas , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 1 (2008)
- Ana Cuevas Badallo, La idea de evolución. 150 años después de Darwin , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 2 (2009)
Similar Articles
- Michael S. Dodge, U.S.A.-Japan space cooperation: modelling new opportunities for space sustainability & data sharing through framework and implementing agreements , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 14 (2025)
- Santiago Cobo Martínez, An introduction to the ethical and social problems of bodybuilding , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024): Embracing the Interdisciplinary Nature of STS Studies
- Juan Redmond, Rodrigo Lopez Orellana, A Dynamic View of Hypothesis Generation in Abduction , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023)
- Vicente Claramonte Sanz, Rodolfo Guarinos Rico, Justice and Related Matters in the Legacy of Frans de Waal , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): Philosophical Primatology: Reflections on the Work of Frans de Waal
- Laurence Kaufmann, Normativity in the Wild. Insights from Frans de Waal , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): Philosophical Primatology: Reflections on the Work of Frans de Waal
- Rodrigo Braicovich, Evolved and Cultural Intuitions. Highly Speculative Remarks on the Origins of our Sense of Fairness , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): Philosophical Primatology: Reflections on the Work of Frans de Waal
- Noemí Sanz Merino, Oliver Todt, Europe’s Pretense and Reality for Better Governance in the case of Health Claims Regulation , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 14 (2025)
- Nicolás Sánchez, Theory-Construction in Comparative Cognition: Assessing the Case of Animal Normativity , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): Philosophical Primatology: Reflections on the Work of Frans de Waal
- Carolina Scotto, The Anthropocentric Bias in Animal Cognition , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): Philosophical Primatology: Reflections on the Work of Frans de Waal
- Equipo Editorial Artefactos, Editorial Innovation in Artefactos: Transition to a Continuous Publishing Model , Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology: Vol. 14 (2025)
You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.
Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
+
−