Reality and rationality / / Wesley C. Salmon ; edited by Phil Dowe and Merrilee H. Salmon

• Autore: Salmon Wesley C.
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005; ©2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Disciplina: 501
• Soggetto topico: Science - Philosophy
• Persona (resp. second.): DowePhil; SalmonMerrilee H.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; I. Reality: Introduction; 1. Realism and Empiricism: The Key Question; 2. Scientific Realism in the Empiricist Tradition; 3. An Empiricist Argument for Realism; II. Rationality: Introduction; 4. Plausibility Arguments in Science; 5. Discovery and Justification; 6. Rationality and Objectivity in Science; 7. Revisions of Scientific Convictions; 8. Dynamic Rationality; 9. Hume's Arguments on Cosmology and Design; 10. The ""Almost-Deduction"" Theory; 11. The ""Partial-Entailment"" Theory; 12. Confirmation and Relevance; Notes; References; Bibliography of Works; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F ; GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents a collection of published articles by one of the top philosophers of science in the 20th century, Wesley C Salmon. This volume is of interest to both undergraduates and professional philosophers, primarily in the philosophy of science.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reality and rationality
• ISBN: 0-19-773146-5; 1-280-56056-8; 9786610560561; 0-19-534642-4; 1-4237-6193-6; 1-60256-538-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827668603321
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