The philosophy of science: science and objectivity
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1. Verfasser: Couvalis, George (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Sage Publications 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1- Theory and Observation; 2 -- Induction and Probability; 3 -- Popper and Mill: Fallibility, Falsification and Coherence; 4 -- Revolutionary Change and Rationality:Kuhn and his Rivals; 5 -- Relativism and the Value of Science; 6 -- The Sociology of Knowledge and Feminism; 7 -- Realism and Instrumentalism; References; Index
This comprehensive textbook provides a clear nontechnical introduction to the philosophy of science. Through asking whether science can provide us with objective knowledge of the world, the book provides a thorough and accessible guide to the key thinkers and debates that define the field. George Couvalis surveys traditional themes around theory and observation, induction, probability, falsification and rationality as well as more recent challenges to objectivity including relativistic, feminist and sociological readings. This provides a helpful framework in which to locate the key intellectua
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ISBN:0761951008
0761951016
1849206929
9780761951001
9780761951018
9781849206921

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