Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section)
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Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section) is the opening part of Bruno Latour’s *The Pasteurization of France*, where he lays out his general metaphysical and methodological principles for understanding science, technology, and society without reducing one domain to another.
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Target entity: Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section) Context triple: [The Pasteurization of France, hasPart, Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section)]
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General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths
General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths is a philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that explores the logical structure of concepts and the nature of necessary truths.
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Foundations of Method
Foundations of Method is an influential educational theory book by William Heard Kilpatrick that explores the principles and philosophy underlying effective teaching and learning.
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Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers
"Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how mathematical entities, particularly numbers, can be understood and justified within a naturalistic and ontologically parsimonious framework.
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Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
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Foundations of the Sciences
Foundations of the Sciences is a philosophical work by Victor Kraft that examines the logical and methodological foundations underlying scientific knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section) Target entity description: Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section) is the opening part of Bruno Latour’s *The Pasteurization of France*, where he lays out his general metaphysical and methodological principles for understanding science, technology, and society without reducing one domain to another.
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A.
General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths
General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths is a philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that explores the logical structure of concepts and the nature of necessary truths.
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B.
Foundations of Method
Foundations of Method is an influential educational theory book by William Heard Kilpatrick that explores the principles and philosophy underlying effective teaching and learning.
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C.
Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers
"Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how mathematical entities, particularly numbers, can be understood and justified within a naturalistic and ontologically parsimonious framework.
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D.
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
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E.
Foundations of the Sciences
Foundations of the Sciences is a philosophical work by Victor Kraft that examines the logical and methodological foundations underlying scientific knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
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methodological treatise
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philosophical text section ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
avoid reduction of one domain to another
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provide a general framework for understanding science, technology, and society ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
reduction of nature to society
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reduction of science to purely internal rationality ⓘ reduction of science to social factors alone ⓘ reduction of society to nature ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| criticizes |
dualisms such as nature versus society
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traditional metaphysics of substance ⓘ |
| discipline |
metaphysics
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philosophy of science ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
contingency of associations
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heterogeneity of actors ⓘ importance of following translations and mediations ⓘ |
| functionInWork |
lays out metaphysical principles
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lays out methodological principles ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | France ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 20th-century science studies ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of actor-network theory
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science and technology studies methodology ⓘ social theory of Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
actor-network theory
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methodology for studying science and society ⓘ non-reductionism ⓘ ontology of associations ⓘ |
| methodologicalStance |
empirical metaphysics
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principle of generalized symmetry ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Pasteurization of France ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening section of The Pasteurization of France ⓘ |
| proposes |
flat ontology of heterogeneous entities
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method of tracing associations ⓘ principle that nothing is by itself reducible or irreducible ⓘ symmetry between human and nonhuman actors ⓘ |
| publishedInLanguage | French ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
actant
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network of associations ⓘ translation (Latour) ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Science in Action
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The Pasteurization of France ⓘ We Have Never Been Modern ⓘ |
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no entity can be reduced to another entity ⓘ |
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Subject: Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section) Description of subject: Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section) is the opening part of Bruno Latour’s *The Pasteurization of France*, where he lays out his general metaphysical and methodological principles for understanding science, technology, and society without reducing one domain to another.
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