Philosophy of Science

ISBN-13: 9781857285048 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 324 str.

Alexander Bird

Opis

This is an introductory textbook, organized conceptually, aimed at both philosophy students and science students taking philosophy of science courses.

Recenzje

An excellent introduction to the current state of thinking in one of the chief areas of human thought. - Mind

Spis treści

Part 1 Representation: laws of nature; natural kinds; theories; realism. Part 2 Reason: induction; anti-inductivism; progress in science; explaining science. Part 3 Realism and rationality: what science does and how - some answers.

O autorze

Alexander Bird