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Galileovská teorie racionality: Interpretace Maurice Finocchiara

Title in English A Galilean Theory of Rationality: Maurice Finocchiaro’s Interpretation
Authors

LEDVOŇOVÁ Markéta

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Studia philosophica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

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Web Digitální knihovna FF MU
Field Philosophy and religion
Keywords Maurice Finocchiaro; Galileo Galilei; scientific rationality
Description The last four centuries have seen unceasing interest in the studies of Galileo’s scientific method. In 1980, Maurice Finocchiaro presented an unusual interpretation of Galileo as a logician and formulated a new theory of rationality based on a detailed analysis of Galileo’s Dialogue. The paper gives a brief overview of the macroscopic features forming the galilean rationality suggested by Finocchiaro. The first part deals with the so-called dialectical methodology consisting of balancing decisions between different (even opposed) approaches toward the scientific problems. The second part is concerned with the most important part of the galilean rationality, i.e. the logical reasoning. The third part presents the indispensable role of nonlogical features in the scientific communication.
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