Underdetermination: An Essay on Evidence and the Limits of Natural Knowledge
Author:   Thomas Bonk
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2008 ed.
Volume:   261
ISBN:  

9781402068980


Pages:   297
Publication Date:   08 April 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Underdetermination: An Essay on Evidence and the Limits of Natural Knowledge


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This timely book offers a wide-ranging study of the thesis that scientific theories are systematically ""underdetermined"" by the data they account for. After analyzing the epistemological and ontological aspects of the topic in detail, and reviewing pertinent logical facts and selected scientific cases, the author carefully examines the merits of arguments for and against the thesis. Along the way, he investigates methodological proposals and recent theories of confirmation.

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Author:   Thomas Bonk
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2008 ed.
Volume:   261
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781402068980


ISBN 10:   1402068980
Pages:   297
Publication Date:   08 April 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

A Humean Predicament?.- Underdetermination Issues in the Exact Sciences.- Rationality, Method, and Evidence.- Competing Truths.- Problems of Representation.- Underdetermination and Indeterminacy.

Reviews

From the reviews: The essay makes a useful reading not only for advanced students of analytical philosophy but also for philosophically minded scientists. provides an impressively comprehensive coverage of an enduring philosophical conundrum. Bonk 's knowledge of Quine 's vast work is truly remarkable. also to be recommended to Quine fans . Summing up, the book has a lot to recommend it. it covers virtually everything that has ever been said about this topic. this is an excellent book to have on your shelf. (Sorin Bangu, Metascience, Vol. 20 (1), March, 2011)


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