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Perception and Discovery : An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry / / by Norwood Russell Hanson ; edited by Matthew D. Lund
| Perception and Discovery : An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry / / by Norwood Russell Hanson ; edited by Matthew D. Lund |
| Autore | Hanson Norwood Russell |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 339 p. 83 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 3-319-69745-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction.- Part 1. Provocations and Restraints: 1. On Philosophizing—and Some Logical Distinctions -- 2. Defining Conceptual Boundaries -- 3. Measuring and Counting: More Boundaries -- Part 2. The Act of Scientific Seeing: 4. There Is More to Seeing than Meets the Eye -- 5. Seeing the Same Thing -- 6. Seeing and Seeing As -- 7. Seeing As and Seeing That -- 8. Seeing, Saying, and Knowing -- 9. Spectacles behind the Eyes -- 10. Can We See Facts? -- 11. Facts and Seeing That -- Part 3. Perplexity: the Process of Experimental Research: 12. Waves, Particles, and Facts -- 13. Hypotheses Facta Fingunt -- 14. Scientific Simplicity and Crucial Experiments -- 15. The Systematic Side of Science -- 16. Discovering Causes and Becauses -- 17. What Happens as a Rule -- 18. Theory-Laden Language -- 19. The Scientists’ Toolbox -- 20. Laws, Truths, and Hypotheses -- 21. Principles as Platitudes -- Part 4. Probability and Probable Reasoning in Science -- 22. Frequencies and the Mathematics of Probability -- 23. Using and Interpreting the Probability Calculus -- 24. Elements of Statistical Technique -- 25. The Principle of Uniformity Revisited -- Editor’s Epilogue -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300636603321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What I Do Not Believe, and Other Essays / / by Norwood Russell Hanson ; edited by Matthew D. Lund
| What I Do Not Believe, and Other Essays / / by Norwood Russell Hanson ; edited by Matthew D. Lund |
| Autore | Hanson Norwood Russell |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 pages) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Physics Science - Study and teaching Philosophy of Science History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Science Education |
| ISBN | 94-024-1739-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction, Matthew D. Lund -- Part I Philosophy of Science -- A Picture Theory of Theory-Meaning -- On Elementary Particle Theory -- Some Philosophical Aspects of Contemporary Cosmologies -- Stability Proofs and Consistency Proofs: A Loose Analogy -- Observation and Explanation: A Guide to Philosophy of Science -- Part II History of Science -- Leverrier: The Zenith and Nadir of Newtonian Mechanics -- The Contributions of Other Disciplines to 19th Century Physics -- The Trial of Galileo -- Part III General Philosophy -- On Being in Two Places at Once -- Copernicus’ Role in Kant’s Revolution -- It’s Actual, so It’s Possible -- On Having the Same Visual Experiences -- Mental Events Yet Again: Retrospect on Some Old Arguments -- Part IV Logic -- Imagining the Impossible -- On the Impossibility of Any Future Metaphysics -- Good Inductive Reasons -- A Budget of Cross-Type Inferences, or Invention is the Mother of Necessity -- The Irrelevance of History of Science to Philosophy of Science -- The Idea of a Logic of Discovery -- Part V Religion -- The Agnostic’s Dilemma -- What I Don’t Believe -- Part VI The Theory of Flight -- Introduction, Edward MacKinnon, S.J. -- Lecture One: The Discovery of Air -- Lecture Two: The Shape of an Idea -- Lecture Three: The Idea of a Shape. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910373943203321 |
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Hanson Norwood Russell
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| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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