| An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science Contributor(s): O'Hear, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 019824813X ISBN-13: 9780198248132 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1989 Annotation: This book is a balanced and up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of science. It covers all the main topics within the area, as well as helping the student to consider the wider moral and social reality of science. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 501 |
| LCCN: 88-28884 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.12" W x 7.74" (0.61 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This balanced and up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of science covers all the main topics in the area, and initiates the student into the moral and social reality of science. O'Hear discusses the growth of knowledge of science, the status of scientific theories and their relationship to observational data, the extent to which scientific theories rest on unprovable paradigms, and the nature of scientific explanations. In later chapters he considers probability, scientific reductionism, the relationship between science and technology, and the relationship between scientific and other values. |
