Philosophy of science / Alexander Bird.
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TextSeries: Fundamentals of philosophyPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon; Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, c1998.Edition: 1st editionDescription: x, 313 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781857285048 (pb)
- 501 BIR 23rd
- Q175 .B555 1998
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| Text Book | VIT-AP General Stacks | 501 BIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | In transit from VIT-AP to School of Advanced Studies-Physics Section since 2025-04-23 | PHY | 023886 | ||
| Reference Book | VIT-AP Reference | 501 BIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | PHY | 022372 |
An up-to-date, clear but rigorous introduction to the philosophy of science offering an indispensable grounding in the philosophical understanding of science and its problems. The book pays full heed to the neglected but vital conceptual issues such as the nature of scientific laws, while balancing and linking this with a full coverage of epistemological problems such as our knowledge of such laws.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-308) and index.
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.
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