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[An] accessible and engaging introductory volume. --Publishers Weekly The Meaning of Science is a wonderful example of how a so-called introduction can in fact be a brilliant summation of all that matters. --Guardian, Best Books of 2015 [An] excellent introduction to the philosophy of science...The Meaning of Science provides not only a compact and accessible survey of the philosophy of science as it used to be, but a glimpse of what it may become. --Literary Review [The Meaning of Science] raises provocative questions. --Kirkus Reviews This is a book that you can come back to time and time again as you discover how much remains unanswered in our age of advanced scientific knowledge... [A] fascinating and thought-provoking book. --Lincolnshire Echo The Meaning of Science is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to contemporary philosophy of science. Engaging, lively, and insightful, Tim Lewens's book is a gem. Highly recommended. --Martin Curd, co-editor of Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues and of The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science

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Timothy Lewens is a professor of philosophy of science at Cambridge University and a fellow of Clare College. He has written four books on biology and bioethics and contributes to the London Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement. He lives in Barton, near Cambridge, England.

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