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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 72, 2019
International Scientific Conference: “Achievements and Perspectives of Philosophical Studies” (APPSCONF-2019)
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| Article Number | 01016 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Philosophy of Science and Technology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20197201016 | |
| Published online | 28 November 2019 | |
Eponyms in science terms (Epistemological aspect)
1 Bryansk State Technical University, 7 boulevard 50 years of October, 241035, Bryansk, Russia
2 The Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Science, 109240, Moscow, Russia
* Corresponding author: marvit13@yandex.ru
The paper is devoted to eponyms used in scientific discourse. The concept of the eponym is borrowed from linguistic research. The term is understood from epistemological standpoint. It is stated that eponyms realize two functions in the language of science – cognitive and communicative. It is also stressed that to some extend eponyms connect two worlds – the world of ideas and the world of people, or, more specifically, the world of abstract concepts and the world of scientists, who study these abstract concepts. Historical examples (cases) demonstrating some features of functioning eponyms are given and discussed. The main historical example for the study is the history of discovering Lorentz’s transformations, which had a significant impact on forming the theory of special relativity. In addition, the paper gives the analysis of some other examples, in particular, related to such terms as Halley's comet, L'Hospital rule, Russell's paradox. It is noted that the fact of discovering some scientific object by one or another scientist in general is not the only reason for forming an eponym containing the name of this scientist. The formation of eponyms is influenced by many other factors, including social and political ones.
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