期刊名称:Hyle : International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry
印刷版ISSN:1433-5158
出版年度:1997
卷号:3
页码:65-80
出版社:HYLE Publications, Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe
摘要:Kant's theory of judgment establishes the conceptual framework for understanding the subtle relationships between the experimental scientist, the modern instrument, and nature's atomic particles. The principle of purposive-ness which governs judgment has also a role in implicitly guiding modern experimental science. In Part 1 we explore Kant's philosophy of science as he shows how knowledge of material nature and unobservable entities is possible. In Part 2 we examine the way in which Kant's treatment of judgment, with its operating principle of purposiveness, enters into his critical project and under-lies the possibility of rational science. In Part 3 we show that the centrality given to judgment in Kant's conception of science provides philosophical in-sight into the investigation of atomic substances in modern chemistry
关键词:Kant; judgment; purposiveness; experimentation; investigation of ;matter.