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2015-12 |
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2015-12-31 |
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abstract |
In the late 1960s, Georges Canguilhem introduced the concept of ‘scientific ideology’.
This concept had not played any role in his previous work, so why introduce it at
all? This is the central question of my paper. Although it may seem a rather modest
question, its answer in fact uncovers hidden tensions in the tradition of historical
epistemology, in particular between its normative and descriptive aspects. The term
ideology suggests the influence of Althusser’s and Foucault’s philosophies. However,
I show the differences between Canguilhem’s concept of scientific ideology and Althusser’s
and Foucault’s respective concepts of ideology. I argue that Canguilhem was in fact
attempting to solve long-standing problems in the tradition of historical epistemology,
rather than following the lead of his younger colleagues. I argue that Canguilhem’s
‘refurbishment without rejection’ of Bachelard’s epistemology, which the concept of
scientific ideology was aimed to implement, was necessary to justify the historical
narratives that Canguilhem had constructed in his own work as a historian of concepts.
A strict acceptance of Bachelard’s epistemology would have made it impossible to justify
them. Canguilhem’s concept of scientific ideology therefore served as a theoretical
justification of his practice as a historian. I maintain that the concept of scientific
ideology was needed to reconcile Bachelard’s normative epistemology with Canguilhem’s
view of the history of science and its aims, which differed from Bachelard’s more
than it is generally acknowledged. |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/356448 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/356449 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/356450 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/356451 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/356452 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/356453 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/356604 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/563177 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/563178 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/563179 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/563180 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/563181 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/563182 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/563204 |
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volume |
54 |
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type |
AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Chimisso, Cristina (2015). Narrative and epistemology: Georges Canguilhem’s concept
of scientific ideology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 54 pp.
64–73. |
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label |
Chimisso, Cristina (2015). Narrative and epistemology: Georges Canguilhem’s concept
of scientific ideology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 54 pp.
64–73. |
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Title |
Narrative and epistemology: Georges Canguilhem’s concept of scientific ideology |
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oro |