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Theory and Reality de Peter Godfrey-Smith
Reseña de Josh80/100Leído el 1 de enero de 2007
Decent introduction to philosophy of science.
Theory and Reality de Peter Godfrey-Smith
Reseña de Josh80/100Leído el 1 de enero de 2007
Decent introduction to philosophy of science.
"Theory and Reality covers logical positivism, the problems of induction and confirmation; Karl Popper's theory of science; Thomas Kuhn and "scientific revolutions;" the views of Imre Lakatos, Larry Laudan, and Paul Feyerabend; and challenges to the field from sociology of science, feminism, and science studies. The book then looks in more detail at some specific problems and theories, including scientific realism, the theory-ladeness of observation, scientific explanation, and Bayesianism. Finally, Godfrey-Smith defends a form of philosophical naturalism as the best way to solve the main…
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