Theory and reality : (Record no. 15424)

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control field IN-BhIIT
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780226618654 (pbk.)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency IN-BhIIT
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text eng
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 501
Book number SMI/T
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Godfrey-Smith, Peter,
Relator term Author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Theory and reality :
Sub Title an introduction to the philosophy of science /
Statement of responsibility, etc Peter Godfrey-Smith.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 2nd ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Chicago :
Name of publisher The University of Chicago,
Year of publication 2021.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xv, 395 p. :
Other physical details(ill.) illustrations ;
Dimensions(size) 23 cm
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Empiricism -- Evidence and Induction -- Popper: Conjecture and Refutation -- Kuhn's Revolution -- Theories and Frameworks -- The Challenge from Sociology of Science -- Science Is Political -- Naturalistic Philosophy -- Scientific Realism -- Explanation, Laws, and Causes -- Bayesianism and New Views of Evidence -- Truth, Simplicity, and Other Problems -- The Future.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of more than a hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science. Examples and asides engage the beginning student; a glossary of terms explains key concepts; and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter. Like no other text in this field, Theory and Reality combines a survey of recent history of the philosophy of science with current key debates that any beginning scholar or critical reader can follow. The second edition is thoroughly updated and expanded by the author with a new chapter on truth, simplicity, and models in science"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Science
General subdivision Philosophy.
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Koha item type General Books
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type
Not withdrawn Not Lost not damaged   GEN Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar 24/02/2026 32 2185.93 501 SMI/T 11442 2994.42 24/02/2026 General Books

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