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The Metaphysics of Science. An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories.
Craig Dilworth
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Description for The Metaphysics of Science. An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories.
Hardback. Presents a well-founded conception of modern science according to which its core consists of particular metaphysical principles. This book explains the principle of induction, the nature of scientific knowledge and scientific reduction. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
The roots of this work lie in my earlier book, Scientific Progress, which first appeared in 1981. One of its topics, the distinction - tween scientific laws and theories, is there treated with reference to the same distinction as drawn by N. R. Campbell in his Physics: The Elements. Shortly after completing Scientific Progress, I read Rom Harré’s The Principles of Scientific Thinking, in which the concept of theory is even more clearly delineated than in Campbell, being directly connected to the notion of a model – as it was in my book. In subsequent considerations regarding science, Harré’s work ... Read more
The roots of this work lie in my earlier book, Scientific Progress, which first appeared in 1981. One of its topics, the distinction - tween scientific laws and theories, is there treated with reference to the same distinction as drawn by N. R. Campbell in his Physics: The Elements. Shortly after completing Scientific Progress, I read Rom Harré’s The Principles of Scientific Thinking, in which the concept of theory is even more clearly delineated than in Campbell, being directly connected to the notion of a model – as it was in my book. In subsequent considerations regarding science, Harré’s work ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402038372
SKU
V9781402038372
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Reviews for The Metaphysics of Science. An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories.
From the reviews: "Dilworth does not content himself with a mere philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of modern science, but tries to draw a lesson from the analysis applicable to the actual practice of science. Whereas in its beginnings modern science was a paradigm of open-mindedness, it is now in danger of becomming an ideology, due to its ... Read more