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

By:

Okasha, Samir [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductionsEdition: Second editionDescription: 140 p : ill ; 18 cmISBN:

9780198745587

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DDC classification:

501 22 OKA/P

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."--

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Previous edition: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index.

"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."--

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