Norms, Naturalism and Epistemology The case for science without norm

In the field of epistemology, naturalism holds that there are no a priori norms for guiding our belief-formation: we must start our inquiries in situ , assuming some beliefs and the general reliability of our basic cognitive practices to justify others. N

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The case for science without norms

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