By Joseph Agassi (auth.), Józef Misiek (eds.)
ISBN-10: 9401042063
ISBN-13: 9789401042062
ISBN-10: 9401104611
ISBN-13: 9789401104616
Rationality of technological know-how used to be the subject of 2 meetings (held in 1988 and 1989) prepared by way of the dep. of Philosophy of technology, Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian college. either meetings incorporated a small crew of invited audio system. This ebook includes a collection of papers provided there. it truly is meant almost always for experts within the philosophy of technology and scientists drawn to philosophy. scholars and particularly postgraduate scholars might additionally reap the benefits of analyzing it. the 1st convention, 'Popper, Polanyi and the inspiration of Rationality', used to be held from 1 to five October 1988 in Janowice. the second one convention, 'The goal and Rationality of Science', used to be held in Cracow on the Jagiellonian Univer sity, from 4-10 June 1989. the subjects of either meetings have been encouraged via our overdue buddy Dr. Tomasz Kocowski, who decades prior invited me and my colleagues from the dept to take part in study in regards to the challenge of creativity, and serve him and different psychologists as methodological advisors. own contacts with this clever and inquisitive guy helped us to gain that lets no longer satisfy our activity whereas adhering to the acquired view within the philoso phy of technological know-how. This adventure helped us to work out technology not just as medical wisdom but additionally as a technique of study. We then became our cognizance to Michael Polanyi, who looked as if it would give you the philosophy we have been taking a look for.
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Entirely symmetrically, Beth must permit Alfto say why it is that he affirms thatp; and Alfmust not let the opportunity pass, he must not remain silent, but must, instead, specify his grounds for affirming that p. Of course,Alf and Beth will not get very far in resolving their disagreement if each is content simply to list the reasons s/he has for affirming or denying that p. Each will, of course, better understand the other ('He affirms that p because he believes that q '), but better understanding the other is not the point DEONTOLOGICAL RATIONALITY 31 of the conversational exercise.
He brings to this choice a commitment: a commitment to adopt to disputed propositions whichever attitude there is better reason to adopt. If he ignores Beth's contributions this commitment cannot be honored - for he will in this case reject without good reason to do so considerations which might constitute good grounds for denying that p. Responsible argumentation therefore better expresses his commitment than would any attempt simply to ignore Beth's ideas. But responsible argumentation is required by the rule of responsibility.
Consider this rule from Airs point of view. Alf is committed, as a rational being, to discovering whether it would be better from the point of view of rationality to affirm or instead to deny that p. Alftherefore wants to discover why it is that Beth denies thatp. Until he does so, he cannot be sure that his reasons for affirmation are better than whatever reasons for denial she might happen to be aware of. He therefore has good reason to object to any attempt on the part of others to silence Beth, and good reason to refrain himself from any such attempt.
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