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The Social Construction of Nature: Relativist Accusations, Pragmatist and Critical Realist Responses

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The Social Construction of Nature: Relativist Accusations, Pragmatist and Critical Realist Responses
Author(s)Proctor, James D.
AbstractBoth pragmatism and critical realism can contribute to the epistemology of nature. Although they support the social constructivist argument, neither promotes strong relativistic aspects. Pragmatism advocates an agnostic approach, while critical realism rejects strong relativism. Both theories, however, acknowledge that all epistemologies are relativistic to a certain degree.
IssueNo3
Pages352-376
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceAnnals of the Association of American Geographers
VolumeNo88
PubDateSeptember 1998
ISBN_ISSN0004-5608
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