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Larry Laudan Quotes

1941–2022 United States

Larry Laudan (October 16, 1941 – August 23, 2022) was a contemporary American philosopher of science and epistemologist. He has strongly criticized the traditions of positivism, realism, and relativism, and he has defended a view of science as a privileged and progressive institution against popular challenges.

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Random Larry Laudan quote

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If we would stand up and be counted on the side of reason, we ought to drop terms like 'pseudoscience' and 'unscientific' from our vocabulary; they are just hollow phrases which do only emotive work for us.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Larry Laudan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.