The Process of Science: Contemporary Philosophical Approaches to Understanding Scientific Practice
Author:   N.J. Nersessian
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   1987 ed.
Volume:   3
ISBN:  

9789024734252


Pages:   221
Publication Date:   28 February 1987
Format:   Hardback
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The Process of Science: Contemporary Philosophical Approaches to Understanding Scientific Practice


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Author:   N.J. Nersessian
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1987 ed.
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9789024734252


ISBN 10:   9024734258
Pages:   221
Publication Date:   28 February 1987
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Method in the philosophy of science and epistemology: How to inquire about inquiry and knowledge.- ’Twixt method and madness.- Historical realism and contextual objectivity: A developing perspective in the philosophy of science.- Research problems and the understanding of science.- Twenty years after.- The semantic approach to scientific theories.- The garden in the machine: Gender relations, the processes of science, and feminist epistemological strategies.- The cognitive study of science.- A cognitive — historical approach to meaning in scientific theories.- Naturalizing observation.- Realist methodology in genetics.- Parsimony and the units of selection.

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' .. this volume will make a significant contribution to a more adequate understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and inquiry ' ISIS Vol.79,No.1,1988


.. this volume will make a significant contribution to a more adequate understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and inquiry ' ISIS Vol.79, No.1,1988


' .. this volume will make a significant contribution to a more adequate understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and inquiry ' ISIS Vol.79,No.1,1988


` .. this volume will make a significant contribution to a more adequate understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and inquiry ' ISIS Vol.79,No.1,1988


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