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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Autor principal: Woudenberg, René van
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes - Universidad de Costa Rica 2017
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/27846
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Sumario: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.