Methodology
Maryam Poostforush; Mostafa Taqavi
Abstract
Different narratives have been offered so far of the nature of science and scientific activity. Roy Bhaskar as one of the leading critical realists seeks to set the ground for a Copernican Revolution in the philosophy of science which seems to have been handled well by him. To this end, he proceeds ...
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Different narratives have been offered so far of the nature of science and scientific activity. Roy Bhaskar as one of the leading critical realists seeks to set the ground for a Copernican Revolution in the philosophy of science which seems to have been handled well by him. To this end, he proceeds to highlight the ontological debates and at the same time pays attention to the social nature of science. In A Realist Theory of Science, which contains original and powerful arguments in the philosophy of science, not only does he raise criticisms against some philosophical schools and explains his own theory of science, rather he does also broach significant categories in the philosophy of science. His remarks with their philosophical basis can inspire the scholar who studies Bhaskar’s philosophy. Among the most important ones of these categories, one can refer to the mutuality of ontological realism and epistemological relativism as well as his criticism of Tarsky’s theory of truth. This essay aims at reviewing Bhaskar’s key work in the philosophy of natural sciences and identification of its points of weakness and strength using a descriptive ـ analytic method. This is undertaken through a detailed review of the whole book in view of its formal, qualitative, and content dimensions. The essay is concluded by a number of practical suggestions.
Methodology
Mohamad Amin Shafikhani; Mostafa Taqavi
Abstract
The nature of modern western technology and the relation between non-western societies and this new foreign phenomenon are two important matters which alongside the increase of the intercourse of these societies and this phenomenon, have preoccupied many of their indigenous intellectuals. The book The ...
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The nature of modern western technology and the relation between non-western societies and this new foreign phenomenon are two important matters which alongside the increase of the intercourse of these societies and this phenomenon, have preoccupied many of their indigenous intellectuals. The book The Choice of Technology from the Monotheistic Perspective is the outcome of the reflection of one of these intellectuals that lives in a non-western country. In this book, Asghar Taherzadeh as an Iranian Muslim intellectual explained his opinions about the nature of modern western technology and the proper relation between the Iranian Shiite society and western technology based on Islamic teachings. He has made extensive use of these teachings, especially “Quran” to express his views. The purpose of this article is to introduce and critique Taherzadeh's book. For this purpose, we will compare his views in this book with some of the views expressed in the literature of Philosophy of Technology; we will also express some of his special theses.
