From philosophy to science (to natural philosophy): evolutionary developmental perspectives |
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Authors: | Love Alan C |
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Institution: | Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. ACLOVE@UMN.EDU |
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Abstract: | This paper focuses on abstraction as a mode of reasoning that facilitates a productive relationship between philosophy and science. Using examples from evolutionary developmental biology, I argue that there are two areas where abstraction can be relevant to science: reasoning explication and problem clarification. The value of abstraction is characterized in terms of methodology (modeling or data gathering) and epistemology (explanatory evaluation or data interpretation). |
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