Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
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Book Overview
This balanced and up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of science covers all the main topics in the area, and initiates the student into the moral and social reality of science. O'Hear discusses the growth of knowledge of science, the status of scientific theories and their relationship to observational data, the extent to which scientific theories rest on unprovable paradigms, and the nature of scientific explanations. In later chapters he considers probability, scientific reductionism, the relationship between science and technology, and the relationship between scientific and other values.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:019824813X
ISBN13:9780198248132
Release Date:May 1989
Publisher:Clarendon Press
Length:250 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"
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I disagree with the person who wrote the first review of this book. I thought this book was well-written, with interesting insights into the nature of science, and penetrating criticisms of some of the better-known philosophers who have written about the subject. I am always looking for clear prose, and this book has it. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the philosophy of science, philosophy in general, and taut writing.
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