Science between objectivism and constructionism

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Aguirre, Mg. Universidad del Cauca
  • Luis Guillermo Jaramillo, Dr. Universidad del Cauca

Abstract

This article proposes an alternative to the discussion between the objectivist and constructionist vision onscience. In order to reach such objective, we start from a schematic presentation about what it is calledScience Wars; then, we are going to talk in detail about Knor-Cetina's proposal, showing how it leads toantiscientific attitudes. Later, we will confront the constructionist thesis taken from Knor-Cetina with therealistic ones, proposed by Giere, Kitcher and Hacking, in order to moderate the antiscientific positions,cleansing the traditional polarities. Finally, the Critical Common-Sensism proposed by Susan Haack will beoutlined and stated as an option to the confrontation between objectivists and constructionists and also, asa moderate way to understand science in the present-day.

Keywords:

ciencia, guerras de las ciencias, construccionismo, realismo crítico, sensismo común crítico