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Author:   Thomas Nickles
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Volume:   56
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.617kg
ISBN:  

9789027710703

ISBN 10:   9027710708
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   31 May 1980
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introductory Essay: Scientific Discovery and the Future of Philosophy of Science.- The Character of Scientific Change.- Discussion of Shapere.- Discovery and Rule-Books.- Discussion of Achinstein.- Analysis as a Method of Discovery During the Scientific Revolution.- The Method of Analysis in Mathematics.- Why Was the Logic of Discovery Abandoned?.- The Rationality of Discovery.- The Logic of Discovery: An Analysis of Three Approaches.- The Logic of Invention.- Scientific Discoveries as Growth of Understanding: The Case of Newton’s Gravitation.- The Vanishing Context of Discovery: Newton’s Discovery of Gravity.- The Role of Models in Theory Construction.- Can Scientific Constraints Be Violated Rationally?.- Why Philosophers Should Not Despair Of Understanding Scientific Discovery.- Productive Reasoning and the Structure of Scientific Research.- Structural Explanations in Social Science.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.

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