Recent Themes in the Philosophy of Science: Scientific Realism and Commonsense
Author:   S. Clarke ,  T.D. Lyons
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2002 ed.
Volume:   17
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9781402008313


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 August 2002
Format:   Hardback
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Recent Themes in the Philosophy of Science: Scientific Realism and Commonsense


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Author:   S. Clarke ,  T.D. Lyons
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2002 ed.
Volume:   17
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.150kg
ISBN:  

9781402008313


ISBN 10:   1402008317
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Realism Through Manipulation, and by Hypothesis.- Chalmers’ Defence of Scientific Realism against Cartwright.- Scientific Realism and the Empirical Nature of Methodology: Bayesians, Error Statisticians, and Statistical Inference.- Scientific Realism and the Pessimistic Meta-Modus Tollens.- Miracle or Mystery? Hypotheses and Predictions in Rankine’s Thermodynamics.- Putnam’s No-Miracle Argument: a Critique.- Some Surprising Phenomena and Some Unsatisfactory Explanations of Them.- Marks of Irrationality.- Implications of Inquiry: a Pragmatist View of the Scientific and Manifest Image.- Human Agency, Realism and the New Essentialism.- Notes on Contributors.

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