Contextual empiricism

Contextual empiricism is a theory about validating scientific knowledge. It is the view that scientific knowledge is shaped by contextual values as well as constitutive ones.[1] The contextual values of science stem from « the social and cultural environment in which science is done » while constitutive values determine « what constitutes acceptable scientific practice or scientific method. »[2] Contextual values can determine for example the research topic one chose to study.[3]

## See also

* Scientific theory
* Helen Longino

## References

1. ↑ Janet Kourany, Scientific Knowledge
2. ↑ Longino, Helen E. (1990). Science as social knowledge: values and objectivity in scientific inquiry. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press. pp. 4. ISBN 978-0-691-20975-3.
3. ↑ Longino, Helen E. (1990). Science as social knowledge: values and objectivity in scientific inquiry. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-20975-3.

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