The Metaphysics of Science - An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2007)

The Metaphysics of Science provides a clear, well-founded conception of modern science, according to which its core consists of particular metaphysical principles. On this view, both the empirical and the theoretical aspects of science are the result of the attempt to apply these metaphysical principles to reality. There is a flexibility in the application of the principles, however, so that, in their scientific guise, they may come to be reformed over time through scientific revolutions.This approach to modern science provides a unified conception of the enterprise, explaining such of its various aspects as the principle of induction, the nature of scientific knowledge and scientific reduction, the fundamental difference between the natural and social sciences, and the role of essentialism with respect to natural kinds. Furthermore, it provides a resolution of the long-standing debate between empiricism and realism.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 173
Release date:	2006
First published:	2007
Authors:	Craig Dilworth
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	333
Edition:	2nd ed. 2007
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-3837-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
LSN:	1-4020-3837-2
Barcode:	9781402038372

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