对传统基础主义的颠覆:皮尔士论可误主义与科学理性

科学经常被视为人类合理性的典范,传统理性主义者试图从基础主义来说明科学合理性,似乎取得了成功,但皮尔士不以为然。他强烈反对传统基础主义认识论,提出了可误主义认识论。然而皮尔士并没有因此否定科学合理性而走向相对主义,他以"无限探究共同体"取代了康德的"先验自我",重新探索了知识的可靠性基础问题。认为认识的根据和条件是探究者共同体,认识无非就是探究者们在长期探究之后确立起来的一种共同信念或一致性的看法。

Subversion of the Traditional Foundationism: Peirce's Theory on Fallibilism and Scientific Rationality

Science has often been regarded as a model of human rationality.Traditional rationalists who try to explain scientific rationality through foundationism seem to have succeeded,but Peirce does not agree.He strongly opposes to the traditional foundationist epistemology,and put forward fallibilism epistemology.However Peirce does not deny the scientific rationality and consequently tends towards relativism.He replaces Kant's "transcendental ego" with "unlimited inquirers community" and newly explores foundatio...