The Rationality of Science
Author:   W.H. Newton-Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138172630


Pages:   308
Publication Date:   26 July 2016
Format:   Hardback
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A clear, original and systematic introduction to philosophy of science which examines the theories of Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend before proposing a new, temperate rationalist perspective.

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Author:   W.H. Newton-Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138172630


ISBN 10:   1138172634
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   26 July 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

I. The Rational Image II Observation, Theory and Truth III Popper—The Irrational Rationalist IV In Search of the Methodologist’s Stone V T.S. Kuhn: From Revolutionary to Social Democrat VI Feyerabend, the Passionate Liberal VII Theories are Incommensurable? VIII The Thesis of Verisimilitude IX Scientific Method X Strong Programmes XI Temperate Rationalism

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W.H. Newton-Smith, Balliol College, Oxford.

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