Sofia Siwecka

 

A diagnosis based exclusively on the so-called scientific evidence does not take into account the problem of the theory-ladenness, widely debated in Twentieth Century epistemology. The theory of knowledge developed by Ludwik Fleck, physician and philosopher active in the 30s, can still be useful for shedding light on how psychiatric diagnoses are influenced by a specific thought style that directs the observations and affects the development of knowledge and the formation of connections between concepts.

 

Keywords:
Fleck, knowledge, medical facts, thought style, observation, incommensurability

 

 

Received on December 02, 2011
Accepted on December 12, 2011
Firstly published online on January 11, 2012