The Process of Science - Contemporary Philosophical Approaches to Understanding Scientific Practice (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)

For some time now the philosophy of science has been undergoing a major transfor mation. It began when the 'received view' of scientific knowledge -that developed by logical positivists and their intellectual descendants - was challenged as bearing little resemblance to and having little relevance for the understanding of real science. Subsequently, an overwhelming amount of criticism has been added. One would be hard-pressed to find anyone who would support the 'received view' today. Yet, in the search for a new analysis of scientific knowledge, this view continues to exert influence over the tenor of much of present-day philosophy of science; in particular, over its problems and its methods of analysis. There has, however, emerged an area within the discipline - called by some the 'new philosophy of science' - that has been engaged in transforming the problems and methods of philosophy of science. While there is far from a consensus of beliefs in this area, most of the following contentions would be affirmed by those working in it: - that science is an open-ended, on-going activity, whose character has changed significantly during its history - that science is not a monolithic enterprise - that good science can lead to false theories - that science has its roots in everyday circumstances, needs, methods, concepts, etc."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Science and Philosophy, 3
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	1987
Editors:	N.J. Nersessian
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	221
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
ISBN-13:	978-9401080729
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
LSN:	9401080720
Barcode:	9789401080729

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