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The philosophy of science : science and objectivity /
This comprehensive textbook provides a clear nontechnical introduction to the philosophy of science. Through asking whether science can provide us with objective knowledge of the world, the book provides a thorough and accessible guide to the key thinkers and debates that define the field. George Co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1- Theory and Observation; 2
- Induction and Probability; 3
- Popper and Mill: Fallibility, Falsification and Coherence; 4
- Revolutionary Change and Rationality:Kuhn and his Rivals; 5
- Relativism and the Value of Science; 6
- The Sociology of Knowledge and Feminism; 7
- Realism and Instrumentalism; References; Index.