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Observation and Experiment in the Natural and Social Sciences
Maria Carla . Ed(S): Galavotti
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Description for Observation and Experiment in the Natural and Social Sciences
hardcover. Provides a contribution to the ongoing debate on the distinction between a 'context of justification' and a 'context of discovery'. Spanning a range of disciplines, this title combines the viewpoint of philosophers and scientists and casts an interdisciplinary perspective on the problem of observation and experimentation. Editor(s): Galavotti, Maria Carla. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 367 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1500.
According to a long tradition in philosophy of science, a clear cut distinction can be traced between a context of discovery and a context of justification. This tradition dates back to the birth of the discipline in connection with the Circles of Vienna and Berlin, in the twenties and thirties of last century. Convicted that only the context of justification is pertinent to philosophy of science, logical empiricists identified its goal with the “rational reconstruction” of scientific knowledge, taken as the clarification of the logical structure of science, through an analysis of its language and methods. Stressing justification as the ... Read more
According to a long tradition in philosophy of science, a clear cut distinction can be traced between a context of discovery and a context of justification. This tradition dates back to the birth of the discipline in connection with the Circles of Vienna and Berlin, in the twenties and thirties of last century. Convicted that only the context of justification is pertinent to philosophy of science, logical empiricists identified its goal with the “rational reconstruction” of scientific knowledge, taken as the clarification of the logical structure of science, through an analysis of its language and methods. Stressing justification as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
357
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402012518
SKU
V9781402012518
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