Book Details
Orange Code:28228
Paperback:323 pages
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1. Aristotle's Philosophy of Science2. The Pythagorean Orientation3. The Ideal of Deductive Systematization4. Atomism and the Concept of Underlying Mechanism5. Affirmation and Development of Aristotle's Method in the Medieval Period6. The Debate over Saving the Appearances7. The Seventeenth-Century Attack on Aristotelian Philosophy8. Newton's Axiomatic Method9. Analyses of the Implications of the New Science for a Theory of Scientific Method10. Inductivism v. the Hypothetico-Deductive View of Science11. Mathematical Positivism and Conventionalism12. Logical Reconstructionist Philosophy of Science13. Orthodoxy under Attack14. Explanation, Causation, and Unification15. Descriptive Philosophies of Science
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Designed for first-time readers of the subject, this stimulating introduction offers a historical exposition of differing views on the philosophy of science. With concise profiles presenting the major philosophers whose contributions are discussed in this book, Losee explores the long-argued questions raised by philosophers and scientists about the proper evaluation of science. This new edition incorporates contemporary developments in the discipline, including recent work on theory-appraisal, experimental practice, the debate over scientific realism, and the philosophy of biology. Taking a balanced and informative approach, this work is the ideal introductory volume.
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