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Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers (Hardcover, New)
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Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers (Hardcover, New)
Series: Key Thinkers
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As a discipline, the philosophy of science is as old as philosophy
itself. Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers offers a
comprehensive historical overview of this fascinating field. Twelve
specially commissioned essays introduce and explore the
contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject and
the central issues and arguments therein. All the great
philosophers from Plato and Aristotle to the present day have been
philosophers of science. However, this book concentrates on modern
philosophy of science, starting in the nineteenth century and
offering coverage of all the leading thinkers in the field
including Whewell, Mill, Reichenbach, Carnap, Popper, Feyerabend,
Putnam, van Fraassen, Bloor, Latour, Hacking, Cartwright and many
more. Crucially the book demonstrates how the ideas and arguments
of these key thinkers have contributed to our understanding of such
central issues as experience and necessity, conventionalism,
logical empiricism, induction and falsification, the sociology of
science, and realism. Ideal for undergraduate students, the book
lays the necessary foundations for a complete and thorough
understanding of this fascinating subject.
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Imprint: |
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Key Thinkers |
Release date: |
April 2012 |
First published: |
February 2012 |
Editors: |
James Robert Brown
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4411-2881-2 |
Languages: |
English
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Subtitles: |
English
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Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
Philosophy of science
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LSN: |
1-4411-2881-6 |
Barcode: |
9781441128812 |
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