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Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past: History Matters (Elements in the Philosophy of Science) - Softcover

Book 1 of 17: Elements in the Philosophy of Science

Currie, Adrian

 
9781108730556: Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past: History Matters (Elements in the Philosophy of Science)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108730558 ISBN 13: 9781108730556
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

A philosophical examination of the deep past, and how paleontologists, archaeologists and geologists tell its story.

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Book Description

Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past: History Matters is an accessible tour of the philosophy of the historical sciences. Examining how dinosaurs grew and the emergence of flowering plants in the mid-Cretaceous, it analyses the relationship between knowledge and the past, explaining why narratives play a prominent role in history.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108730558
ISBN 13 
9781108730556
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
82