Abstract

GIRI, Leandro. Critical Analysis of the Systematicity Theory from a Coherentist Perspective. Anal. filos. [online]. 2024, vol.44, n.1, pp.81-103.  Epub July 03, 2023. ISSN 1851-9636.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36446/af.e965.

In this paper we will analyse the Systematicity Theory proposed by Paul Hoyningen-Huene from a critical perspective, anchored in coherentism, especially in Mario Bunge’s version. The central idea is to present some limits of Hoyningen-Huene’s proposal to account for the dynamics of scientific progress and also to observe some difficulties in his analytical tools to demonstrate the pseudo-scientificity of some disciplines of knowledge. It is also intended to point out some complementary ideas that could be used in order to overcome these limits.

Keywords : Systematicity Theory; Scientific Dynamics; Pseudoscience; Coherentism.

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