Philosophical Contexts of the Steady-State Universe
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Philosophical Contexts of the Steady-State Universe. / Kragh, Helge Stjernholm.
In: HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2022, p. 129-145.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Philosophical Contexts of the Steady-State Universe
AU - Kragh, Helge Stjernholm
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Modern standard big bang cosmology was preceded by a 15-year controversy with the rival steady-state theory of the universe. At a time when cosmologically relevant observations were scarce and cosmology was widely regarded as an immature science, or not a science at all, much of the debate took place by means of arguments that were essentially philosophical. Remarkably, professional philosophers, including some of the key figures of Anglo-American philosophy of science, took an active part in the debate; no less remarkably, the involved astronomers and physicists sometimes listened to them. This article reviews the controversy over the steady-state theory as seen from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science and offers an appraisal of how and to what extent philosophers and scientists entered a dialogue.
AB - Modern standard big bang cosmology was preceded by a 15-year controversy with the rival steady-state theory of the universe. At a time when cosmologically relevant observations were scarce and cosmology was widely regarded as an immature science, or not a science at all, much of the debate took place by means of arguments that were essentially philosophical. Remarkably, professional philosophers, including some of the key figures of Anglo-American philosophy of science, took an active part in the debate; no less remarkably, the involved astronomers and physicists sometimes listened to them. This article reviews the controversy over the steady-state theory as seen from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science and offers an appraisal of how and to what extent philosophers and scientists entered a dialogue.
U2 - 10.1086/717053
DO - 10.1086/717053
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 129
EP - 145
JO - HOPOS
JF - HOPOS
SN - 2152-5188
IS - 1
ER -
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