02326oam 2200541I 450 991097001260332120251116162438.01-317-49537-31-138-34669-11-315-71258-X10.4324/9781315712581 (CKB)2670000000616599(EBL)2051828(OCoLC)910446061(MiAaPQ)EBC3569080(MiAaPQ)EBC2051828(OCoLC)958109413(Au-PeEL)EBL2051828(EXLCZ)99267000000061659920180706d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierConceptual change and the philosophy of science alternative interpretations of the a priori /David J. Stump1st ed.New York :Routledge,2015.1 online resource (195 p.)Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of ScienceDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-89013-8 1-317-49538-1 ""8 On the Role of Mathematics in Physical Theory""""9 Epilogue: A Pragmatic Theory of the Constitutive Elements in Science""; ""Index""In this book, David Stump traces alternative conceptions of the a priori in the philosophy of science and defends a unique position in the current debates over conceptual change and the constitutive elements in science. Stump emphasizes the unique epistemological status of the constitutive elements of scientific theories, constitutive elements being the necessary preconditions that must be assumed in order to conduct a particular scientific inquiry. These constitutive elements, such as logic, mathematics, and even some fundamental laws of nature, were once taken to be a priori knowledge but caRoutledge Studies in the Philosophy of ScienceScience -- PhilosophyScience -- Philosophy.501501Stump David J.1879302AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910970012603321Conceptual change and the philosophy of science4492440UNINA