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UNINA9910970049403321 |
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Autore |
Torretti Roberto <1930-> |
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Titolo |
Creative understanding : philosophical reflections on physics / / Roberto Torretti |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1990 |
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ISBN |
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9786613058638 |
9780226808352 |
0226808351 |
9781283058636 |
1283058634 |
9780226807829 |
0226807827 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (388 pages) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physics - Philosophy |
Physics - Methodology |
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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 (p. [337]-356) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Observation -- 2. Concepts -- 3. Theories -- 4. Probability -- 5. Necessity -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"A pleasure to read. Gracefully written by a scholar well grounded in the relevant philosophical, historical, and technical background. . . . a helpfully clarifying review and analysis of some issues of importance to recent philosophy of science and a source of some illuminating insights."-Burke Townsend, Philosophy of Science |
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