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Philosophy of science : a very short introduction / Samir Okasha. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 67.Publication details: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, (c)2016.Edition: Second editionDescription: 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0198745583
  • 9780198745587
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Q175.O41.P455 2016
  • Q175.O41.P455 2016
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Contents:
What is science? ; Scientific inference Explanation in science Realism and anti-realism Scientific change and scientific revolutions Philosophical problems in physics, biology, and psychology Science and its critics.
Review: "In this new edition Samir Ikasha reviews the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a brief account of the history of modern science, he asks whether there is a discernible pattern to the way scientific ideas change over time. He examines scientific inference, scientific explanation, and the debate between realist and anti-realist views of science."--Provided by publisher.
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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library Reference (1st floor - front of library) RES Q175 .O4555 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PHI 3500 31923001794524

Previous edition: 2002.

What is science? ; Scientific inference Explanation in science Realism and anti-realism Scientific change and scientific revolutions Philosophical problems in physics, biology, and psychology Science and its critics.

"In this new edition Samir Ikasha reviews the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a brief account of the history of modern science, he asks whether there is a discernible pattern to the way scientific ideas change over time. He examines scientific inference, scientific explanation, and the debate between realist and anti-realist views of science."--Provided by publisher.

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