Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

O'Hear, Anthony

ISBN 10: 019824813X / ISBN 13: 9780198248132

Published by Clarendon Press, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019824813X
• ISBN 13: 9780198248132
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This book is a balanced and up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of science. It covers all the main topics in the area, as well as introducing the student to the moral and social reality of science. The author's style is free from jargon, and although he makes use of scientific examples, these should be intelligible to those without much scientific background. At the same time the questions he raises are not merely abstract, so the book will be of interest and concern to scientists as well as philosophers.

The author 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.

From the Back Cover

This book is a balanced and up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of science. It covers all the main topics within the area, as well as helping the student to consider the wider moral and social reality of science.