Evidence, explanation, and realism: essays in the philosophy of science
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1. Verfasser: Achinstein, Peter (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2010
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Beschreibung:Introduction -- Part I: Evidence and induction -- Concepts of evidence -- Why philosophical theories of evidence are (and ought to be) ignored by scientists -- The grue paradox -- The war on induction -- Waves and the scientific method -- Part II: Explanation -- An illocutionary theory of explanation -- The pragmatic character of explanation -- Can there be a model of explanation? -- Explanation vs. prediction : which carries more weight? -- Function statements -- Part III: Realism, molecules, and electrons -- Is there a valid experimental argument for scientific realism? -- Jean Perrin and molecular reality -- The problem of theoretical terms -- What to do if you want to defend a theory you can't prove : a method of physical speculation -- Who really discovered the electron?
Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 331 p.)
ISBN:0199755736
9780199755738

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