Presuppositions of (Human Movement) Science

This paper argues that science, human movement science included, proceeds from many presuppositions. First, it explains what sorts of things presuppositions are. Next, it argues that science proceeds from metaphysical, epistemic, and normative presuppositions. The argument entails that neither scien...

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Main Author: Woudenberg, René van
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes - Universidad de Costa Rica 2017
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/27846
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Summary:This paper argues that science, human movement science included, proceeds from many presuppositions. First, it explains what sorts of things presuppositions are. Next, it argues that science proceeds from metaphysical, epistemic, and normative presuppositions. The argument entails that neither scientism nor Naturalism is a presupposition of science.