Philosophy of science : the central issues /
Curd, Martin.
Philosophy of science : the central issues / Martin Curd, J.A. Cover, Christopher Pincock. - 2nd ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Company, c 2013. - xx, 1393 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
9780393920802
Science -- Philosophy.
501 C M P 221
Philosophy of science : the central issues / Martin Curd, J.A. Cover, Christopher Pincock. - 2nd ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Company, c 2013. - xx, 1393 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
9780393920802
Science -- Philosophy.
501 C M P 221