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What is This Thing Called Science? (Paperback, 4th edition)
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What is This Thing Called Science? (Paperback, 4th edition)
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A brand new edition of an internationally-renowned philosophy of
science bestseller. Now well into its fourth decade, What is This
Thing Called Science? has become something of a classic the world
over, available in 19 languages. Each decade, Alan Chalmers has
drawn on his experience as a teacher and researcher to improve and
update the text. In his accessible style, Chalmers illuminates the
major developments in the field of the philosophy of science over
the past few years. The most significant feature of this fourth
edition is the addition of an extensive postscript, in which
Chalmers uses the results of his research into the history of
atomism to illustrate and enliven key themes in the philosophy of
science. Identifying the qualitative difference between knowledge
of atoms as it figures in contemporary science and metaphysical
speculations about atoms common in philosophy since the time of
Democritus proves to be a highly revealing and instructive way to
pinpoint key features of the answer to the question 'What is this
thing called science?' This new edition ensures that the book holds
its place as the leading introduction to the philosophy of science
for the foreseeable future. 'Successive editions have retained and
refined its clear, engaging and witty discussions of the most
important topics in the field, incorporating the best new research
in the field. This latest edition also adds a valuable layer of
grounding in the history of science, particularly based on
Chalmers' recent extensive research on the history of atomism'.
Hasok Chang, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Hans
Rausing Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University
of Cambridge, UK
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