LEADER 04422nam 2200733 450 001 9910824349903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612778599 010 $a1-283-54656-6 010 $a0-203-46368-4 010 $a9786613859013 010 $a1-134-59791-6 010 $a0-203-25046-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000008202 035 $a(EBL)169934 035 $a(OCoLC)54130308 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264580 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11237388 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264580 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10290694 035 $a(PQKB)10855095 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000378553 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12091178 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000378553 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10354911 035 $a(PQKB)11519800 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3060243 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169934 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL169934 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11163920 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL385901 035 $a(OCoLC)70764410 035 $a(PPN)151266964 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000008202 100 $a20170105h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding philosophy of science /$fJames Ladyman 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cRoutledge,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (452 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-22157-9 311 $a0-415-22156-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Philosophy of science as epistemology and metaphysics; Part I: The Scientific Method; 1. Induction and Inductivism; 1.1 The sceptic's challenge; 1.2 The scientific revolution; 1.3 The 'new tool' of induction; 1.4 (Nai?ve) inductivism; Further reading; 2. The Problem of Induction and Other Problems with Inductivism; 2.1 The problem of induction; 2.2 Solutions and dissolutions of the problem of induction; 2.3 Inductivism and the history of science; 2.4 Theory and observation; 2.5 Conclusions 327 $aFurther reading3. Falsificationism; 3.1 Popper and the critique of Marxism and psychoanalysis; 3.2 Popper's solution to the problem of induction; 3.3 The context of discovery and the context of justification; 3.4 The Duhem problem; 3.5 Problems with falsificationism; 3.6 Conclusions; Further reading; 4. Revolutions and Rationality; 4.1 The received view of science; 4.2 Kuhn's revolutionary history of science; 4.3 Paradigms and normal science; 4.4 The Copernican revolution; 4.5 Theory and observation; 4.6 Incommensurability; 4.7 Relativism and the role of reason in science; Further reading 327 $aPart II: Realism and Antirealism about Science5. Scientific Realism; 5.1 Appearance and reality; 5.2 The metaphysics of the external world; 5.3 Semantics; 5.4 Standard scientific realism; 5.5 Antirealism; Further reading; 6. Underdetermination; 6.1 Underdetermination; 6.2 Constructive empiricism; Further reading; 7. Explanation and Inference; 7.1 Explanation; 7.2 Inference to the best explanation; 7.3 Common sense, realism and constructive empiricism; Further reading; 8. Realism About What?; 8.1 Theory change; 8.2 Multiple models; 8.3 Idealisation; 8.4 Structural realism; Further reading 327 $aGlossaryBibiliography; Index 330 $aFew can imagine a world without telephones or televisions; many depend on computers and the Internet as part of daily life. Without scientific theory, these developments would not have been possible.In this exceptionally clear and engaging introduction to philosophy of science, James Ladyman explores the philosophical questions that arise when we reflect on the nature of the scientific method and the knowledge it produces. He discusses whether fundamental philosophical questions about knowledge and reality might be answered by science, and considers in detail the debate between realist 606 $aScience$xPhilosophy 615 0$aScience$xPhilosophy. 676 $a501 700 $aLadyman$b James$0560453 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824349903321 996 $aUnderstanding philosophy of science$921366 997 $aUNINA