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On The Scientific Status of Medical Research: Case Study and Interpretation According to Ludwik Fleck

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Science, Technology, and the Art of Medicine

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This essay devotes itself exclusively to the presentation and analysis of Ludwik Fleck’s Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact [4]. Although this work has been given little recognition, Fleck’s work has significantly influenced discussions in the philosophy of science over the past two decades. Such influence is evident, for example, in the writings of Thomas S. Kuhn ([9], [10]).1

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  1. Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Lothar Schäfer

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    Corinna Delkeskamp-Hayes (Director of European Programs) (Director of European Programs)

  2. Dept. of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA

    Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

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Schäfer, L. (1993). On The Scientific Status of Medical Research: Case Study and Interpretation According to Ludwik Fleck. In: Delkeskamp-Hayes, C., Cutter, M.A.G. (eds) Science, Technology, and the Art of Medicine. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2960-4_2

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