Dimensions of Disciplinarity Public

Abstract

I situate a framework for a Darwinian understanding of scientific practice by drawing from perspectival realism, philosophy of interdisciplinarity, and philosophy of biology. I consider the role of institutional stakeholders in scientific practice, and I lay out a population-level view of scientific knowledge production that is compatible with realism towards science. I supplement this account with qualitative data from interviews with members of an interdisciplinary organization and draw out implications for science policy.

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Table of Contents

Introduction. 1

Chapter One: Perspectivism, Realism, and Interdisciplinarity. 6

Section I: Perspectivism and Realism... 7

Section II: Perspectival realism towards interdisciplinarity.. 11

Section III: Problems!. 15

Section IV: Interdisciplinary Stakeholders. 17

Section V: Concluding Remarks. 20

Chapter Two: Darwinian Perspectivism.. 25

Section I: Realism and Darwinism... 26

Section II: Darwin in evolutionary biology.. 28

Section III: Can we extend selectionist explanations to disciplinary science?.. 32

Section IV: How the university of system creates the conditions for Darwinian science.. 34

Section V: What the Darwinian stance does for the scientific realist. 39

Chapter Three: Hybrid Perspectives in Anthropogeny. 44

Section I: Introduction.. 45

Section II: Perspectival Focus. 49

Section III: “Leave your ego at the door”. 51

Section IV: Disciplinary Influence. 53

Section V: Funding and Stakeholders. 55

Section VI: Conclusion.. 58

Chapter Four: Reproduction, Individuals, and Institutions. 62

Section I: Introduction.. 63

Section II: Disciplines and Collective Reproducers. 64

Section III: Varieties of Reproduction in Science. 67

Section IV: De-Darwinization.. 69

Section V: Concluding Remarks. 72

 

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School	Emory College
Department	Philosophy
Degree	B.A.
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Epistemology Philosophy of Science Sociology, General
Mot-clé	Sociology of Science Social Epistemology Scientific Realism Philosophy of Science Evolutionary Epistemology
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Mark Risjord, Emory University
Committee Members	Aminah Hasan-Birdwell, Emory University Astrid Prinz, Emory University

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