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Understanding philosophy of science / / James Ladyman
| Understanding philosophy of science / / James Ladyman |
| Autore | Ladyman James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786612778599
1-283-54656-6 0-203-46368-4 9786613859013 1-134-59791-6 0-203-25046-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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 (Naïve) 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
Further 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 Part 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 GlossaryBibiliography; Index |
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Ladyman James
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding philosophy of science / / James Ladyman
| Understanding philosophy of science / / James Ladyman |
| Autore | Ladyman James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
9786612778599
1-283-54656-6 0-203-46368-4 9786613859013 1-134-59791-6 0-203-25046-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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 (Naïve) 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
Further 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 Part 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 GlossaryBibiliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782904503321 |
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Ladyman James
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding philosophy of science / / James Ladyman
| Understanding philosophy of science / / James Ladyman |
| Autore | Ladyman James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
9786612778599
1-283-54656-6 0-203-46368-4 9786613859013 1-134-59791-6 0-203-25046-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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 (Naïve) 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
Further 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 Part 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 GlossaryBibiliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824349903321 |
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Ladyman James
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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