?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=What+is+a+worldview%3F&rft.creator=Vidal%2C+Cl%C3%A9ment&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.subject=Complexity+Theory&rft.subject=Metaphysics&rft.description=The+first+part+of+this+paper+proposes+a+precise+definition+of+what+a+worldview+is%2C+and+why+there+is+a+necessity+to+have+one.+The+second+part+suggests+how+to+construct+integrated+scientific+worldviews.+For+this+attempt%2C+three+general+scientific+approaches+are+proposed%3A+the+general+systems+theory+as+the+endeavor+for+a+universal+language+for+science%2C+a+general+problem-solving+approach+and+the+idea+of+evolution%2C+broadly+construed.+We+close+with+some+remarks+about+limitations+of+scientific+worldviews.&rft.date=2008-06-20&rft.type=Book+Chapter&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6094%2F2%2FVidal_2008-what-is-a-worldview.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vidal%2C+Cl%C3%A9ment++(2008)+What+is+a+worldview%3F++%5BBook+Chapter%5D++++(In+Press)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6094%2F