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A Critical introduction to scientific realism /
What are the reasons for believing scientific theories to be true? The contemporary debate around scientific realism exposes questions about the very nature of scientific knowledge. A Critical Introduction to Scientific Realism explores and advances the main topics of the debate, allowing epistemolo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2016.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury critical introductions to contemporary epistemology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FC ; Half title; Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Contemporary Epistemology; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The historical background to the scientific realism debate; 2 The legacy of logical empiricism; 3 The No-Miracles Argument; 4 The Pessimistic Meta-Induction; 5 Wholesale and retail arguments for scientific realism; 6 Structural realism; 7 Constructive empiricism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.