Dudley Shapere's "the Information Territory" Theory And Methodological Significance

Since 19th century, With the rise of positivism, the philosophical ponder of science had came across a rational time, scientists and philosophers had reflected deeply the reasonableness of science and the demarcation of science standards and the significance of the scientific development. Of a greatest philosopher of science since 20th century, Dudley Shapere had analyzed and criticized for the 19th century the scientific view of logical positivism and the scientific view of historicalism, and was profound for deconstruction of modern age. He had reflected deeply the scientific crisis what historical development had arisen from. Faced with this crisis, Dudley Shapere had made "The Information Territory" Theory. With different logical positivism , Dudley Shapere's "The Information Territory "Theory was the idea that support the object of scientific research as the center of philosophical study and science development as the focus of the philosophical study.Dudley Shapere's scientific reflection and renewal was based on the "The Information Territory ", which was an object of scientific research and was also base of scientific research. Dudley Shapere thought that constitute of the "The Information Territory " structure the scientific foundation and source. Significance of science lied in discovering the deep structure of the progress of scientific development and continuity. There was the reason of reasoning chain in macro-process and micro-process of the scientific development. Dudley Shapere surmounted Relativism and insisted that Science is reasonable through naturalistic epistemology. His naturalistic epistemology was put on the framework of science. Dudley Shapere's "The Information Territory" Theory theoretical contribution lies in its strong response to the crisis in the philosophy of science, and maintained the scientific rationality and objectivity. The limitation of their theory lies in the fact that he did not completely implement the dialectic. The limitation of their theory has led to the historic and limited rational.Scientific value of "The Information Territory" Theory is that we will study the sciences by open rational and the scientific method of practical attitude, which have the active significance to scientific research.