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Autore |
Rowbottom Darrell P. <1975-, > |
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Titolo |
Popper's critical rationalism : a philosophical investigation / / by Darrell P. Rowbottom |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-86175-0 |
1-136-86176-9 |
1-283-04253-3 |
9786613042538 |
0-203-83618-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in the philosophy of science ; ; 7 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Comprehensive rationalism, critical rationalism, and pancritical rationalism -- Induction and corroboration -- Corroboration and the interpretation of probability -- Corroboration, tests, and predictivism -- Corroboration and duhem?s thesis -- The roles of criticism and dogmatism in science: a group level view -- The aim of science and its evolution -- Thoughts and findings. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Popper's Critical Rationalism presents Popper's views on science, knowledge, and inquiry, and examines the significance and tenability of these in light of recent developments in philosophy of science, philosophy of probability, and epistemology. It develops a fresh and novel philosophical position on science, which employs key insights from Popper while rejecting other elements of his philosophy.Central theses include:Crucial questions about scientific method arise at the level of the group, rather than that of the individual.Although c |
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