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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 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:
  • 9780198745587
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Q175 .P455 2016
  • Q175
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Contents:
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 RES Q175 .O4555 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PHI 3500 31923001794524

Previous edition: 2002.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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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