Lonergan and Bhaskar: The Intelligibility of Experiment

The aim of this paper is to note the convergence between two critical realist philosophies of science, namely, that of Roy Bhaskar and Bernard Lonergan with regard to the intelligibility of experimental activity. Bhaskar very explicitly argues that 'differentiation implies stratification.'...

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Main Author: Friel, Christopher (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Heythrop journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-78
RelBib Classification:TK Recent history
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