SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT AS DOGMATISM

In science, positivism has had a major impact on how we see the world. It has resulted in the belief that there is only one true answer to a question, all answers are knowable, and that those answers may be com bined into a single coherent theory. The authors argue that positivist ic thought has mischaracterized the dialectical process and that posit ivism results in dogmatic thought. The suggestion is made that a more appropriate way of understanding the development of thought is to inte rpret the activity of knowing as a series of syntheses rather than dra matic resolutions.