Cargando…
Scientific method : a historical and philosophical introduction /
The results, conclusions and claims of natural science are often taken to be reliable because they arise from the use of a distinctive method. Yet today, there is widespread scepticism as to whether we can validly talk of method in modern science. This outstanding new survey explains how this contro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The results, conclusions and claims of natural science are often taken to be reliable because they arise from the use of a distinctive method. Yet today, there is widespread scepticism as to whether we can validly talk of method in modern science. This outstanding new survey explains how this controversy has developed since the seventeenth century and explores its philosophical basis. Questions of scientific method are discussed through key figures such as Galileo, Bacon, Newton, Bayes, Mill, Poincare, Duhem, Popper, and Carnap. The concluding chapters contain stimulating discussions of attacks on the idea of scientific method by key figures such as Kuhn, Lakatos, and Feyerabend. Essential reading for students of the history and philosophy of science. Scientific Method will also appeal to anyone with an interest in what philosophers say about science. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134806300 1134806302 0203046129 9780203046128 1860132634 9781860132636 1134806299 9781134806294 9786610182572 6610182574 1280182571 9781280182570 0203292014 9780203292013 |