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Systematicity: The Nature of Science

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This paper addresses the question of what the nature of science is. I will first make a few preliminary historical and systematic remarks. Next, I shall give an answer to the question that has to be qualified, clarified and justified. Finally, I will compare my answer with alternative answers and draw consequences for the demarcation problem.

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Paul Hoyningen-Huene

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Hoyningen-Huene, P. Systematicity: The Nature of Science. Philosophia 36, 167–180 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-007-9100-x

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