Scientifi c Prediction and Values: An Analysis of the Structural Dimension and the Dynamic Trai
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RESCHER, SCIENTIFIC PREDICTION, AXIOLOGY OF SCIENCE,, STRUCTURAL DIMENSION, DYNAMIC ASPECT.Abstract
When the problem of prediction is considered, two key issues should be considered its scientific value and the values that predictions embrace. This analysis of scientific prediction from an axiological perspective requires several steps. I) To take into account the general coordinates of the axiology of prediction, where the twofold character of the axiology of science is highlighted: the structural dimension and the dynamic aspect. II) To analyze a relevant approach to the values of prediction, such as Nicholas Rescher’s conception, which is mainly structural. III) To extend Rescher’s views on the relation between prediction and values, where a dynamic approach to the axiology of prediction is needed.
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