Tilting at imaginary windmills: A comment on Tyfield
Publication
, Journal Article
Giraud, Y; Weintraub, ER
Published in: Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics
June 1, 2009
In the inaugural issue of this journal, David Tyfield (2008) used some recent discussions about "meaning finitism" to conclude that the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is an intellectually hopeless basis on which to erect an intelligible study of science. In contrast, the authors show that Tyfield's argument rests on some profound misunderstandings of the SSK. They show that his mischaracterization of SSK is in fact systematic and is based on lines of argument that are at best incoherent.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics
DOI
EISSN
1876-9098
Publication Date
June 1, 2009
Volume
2
Issue
1
Start / End Page
52 / 59
Related Subject Headings
- 3803 Economic theory
- 1401 Economic Theory
Citation
APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Giraud, Y., & Weintraub, E. R. (2009). Tilting at imaginary windmills: A comment on Tyfield. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 2(1), 52–59. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v2i1.23
Giraud, Y., and E. R. Weintraub. “Tilting at imaginary windmills: A comment on Tyfield.” Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 2, no. 1 (June 1, 2009): 52–59. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v2i1.23.
Giraud Y, Weintraub ER. Tilting at imaginary windmills: A comment on Tyfield. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics. 2009 Jun 1;2(1):52–9.
Giraud, Y., and E. R. Weintraub. “Tilting at imaginary windmills: A comment on Tyfield.” Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2009, pp. 52–59. Scopus, doi:10.23941/ejpe.v2i1.23.
Giraud Y, Weintraub ER. Tilting at imaginary windmills: A comment on Tyfield. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics. 2009 Jun 1;2(1):52–59.
Published In
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics
DOI
EISSN
1876-9098
Publication Date
June 1, 2009
Volume
2
Issue
1
Start / End Page
52 / 59
Related Subject Headings
- 3803 Economic theory
- 1401 Economic Theory