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Science and Hypothesis
Larry Laudan
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Description for Science and Hypothesis
Paperback. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 271 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
This book consists of a collection of essays written between 1965 and 1981. Some have been published elsewhere; others appear here for the first time. Although dealing with different figures and different periods, they have a common theme: all are concerned with examining how the method of hy pothesis came to be the ruling orthodoxy in the philosophy of science and the quasi-official methodology of the scientific community. It might have been otherwise. Barely three centuries ago, hypothetico deduction was in both disfavor and disarray. Numerous rival methods for scientific inquiry - including eliminative and enumerative induction, analogy and derivation ... Read more
This book consists of a collection of essays written between 1965 and 1981. Some have been published elsewhere; others appear here for the first time. Although dealing with different figures and different periods, they have a common theme: all are concerned with examining how the method of hy pothesis came to be the ruling orthodoxy in the philosophy of science and the quasi-official methodology of the scientific community. It might have been otherwise. Barely three centuries ago, hypothetico deduction was in both disfavor and disarray. Numerous rival methods for scientific inquiry - including eliminative and enumerative induction, analogy and derivation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Series
The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401572903
SKU
V9789401572903
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