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Conceptual change and the philosophy of science : alternative interpretations of the a priori /
In this book, David Stump traces alternative conceptions of the a priori in the philosophy of science and defends a unique position in the current debates over conceptual change and the constitutive elements in science. Stump emphasizes the unique epistemological status of the constitutive elements...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London [England] ; New York, New York :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in the philosophy of science ;
16. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this book, David Stump traces alternative conceptions of the a priori in the philosophy of science and defends a unique position in the current debates over conceptual change and the constitutive elements in science. Stump emphasizes the unique epistemological status of the constitutive elements of scientific theories, constitutive elements being the necessary preconditions that must be assumed in order to conduct a particular scientific inquiry. These constitutive elements, such as logic, mathematics, and even some fundamental laws of nature, were once taken to be a priori knowledge but ca. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (195 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315712581 131571258X |