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Philosophy of science : the central issues /
By: Curd, Martin.
Contributor(s): Cover, J. A. (Jan A.) | Pincock, Chris.
Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton, 2013Edition: 2nd ed., int. student ed.Description: xx, 1393 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780393920802; 9780393919035; 039391903X.Subject(s): Science -- Philosophy
DDC classification: 501
Contents:
Science and pseudoscience -- Rationality, objectivity, and values in science -- The Duhem-Quine thesis and underdetermination -- Induction, prediction, and evidence -- Confirmation and relevance : Bayesian approaches -- Models of explanation -- Laws of nature -- Intertheoretic reduction -- Empiricism and scientific realism.
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 501 CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0064710 |
Total holds: 0
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Science and pseudoscience -- Rationality, objectivity, and values in science -- The Duhem-Quine thesis and underdetermination -- Induction, prediction, and evidence -- Confirmation and relevance : Bayesian approaches -- Models of explanation -- Laws of nature -- Intertheoretic reduction -- Empiricism and scientific realism.