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_aOkasha, Samir _eauthor. _94975 |
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_aPhilosophy of science : _ba very short introduction / _cby Samir Okasha. |
| 250 | _aSecond edition. | ||
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_a140 p : _bill ; _c18 cm. |
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| 490 | 1 | _aA Very short introduction ; | |
| 500 | _aPrevious edition: 2002. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aWhat 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. | |
| 520 | 1 | _a"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."-- | |
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_aScience _xPhilosophy. _94905 |
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_aVery short introductions ; _94976 |
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