Awards

• Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1992
• Short-listed for Choice's Outstanding Academic Books 1992 (United States)
• Shortlisted for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1992.

Overview

How do ideas become accepted by the scientific community? How and why do scientists choose among empirically equivalent theories? In this pathbreaking book translated from the Italian, Marcello Pera addresses these questions by exploring the politics, rhetoric, scientific practices, and metaphysical assumptions that entered into the famous Galvani-

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Author:   Marcello Pera ,  Jonathan Mandelbaum
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   173
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780691633183

ISBN 10:   0691633185
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

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One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992

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