TY - BOOK AU - Okasha,Samir TI - Philosophy of science: a very short introduction T2 - A Very short introduction SN - 9780198745587 U1 - 501 22 KW - Science KW - Philosophy N1 - Previous edition: 2002; Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index; What is science? -- Scientific inference -- Explanation in science -- Realism and anti-realism -- Scientific change and scientific revolutions -- Philosophical problems in physics, biology, and psychology -- Science and its critics N2 - "In this new edition Samir Ikasha reviews the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a brief account of the history of modern science, he asks whether there is a discernible pattern to the way scientific ideas change over time. He examines scientific inference, scientific explanation, and the debate between realist and anti-realist views of science."-- ER -