


Paperback
Published: 3rd December 1998
ISBN: 9780415058773
Number Of Pages: 308
A clear, original and systematic introduction to philosophy of science which examines the theories of Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend before proposing a new, temperate rationalist perspective.
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
The Rational Image | p. 1 |
Observation, Theory and Truth | p. 19 |
Popper-The Irrational Rationalist | p. 44 |
In Search of the Methodologist's Stone | p. 77 |
T.S.Kuhn: from Revolutionary to Social Democrat | p. 102 |
Feyerabend, the Passionate Liberal | p. 125 |
Theories Are Incommensurable? | p. 148 |
The Thesis of Verisimilitude | p. 183 |
Scientific Method | p. 208 |
Strong Programmes | p. 237 |
Temperate Rationalism | p. 266 |
Notes | p. 274 |
Bibliography | p. 282 |
Index | p. 289 |
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ISBN: 9780415058773
ISBN-10: 0415058775
Series: International Library of Philosophy (Paperback)
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 308
Published: 3rd December 1998
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.23 x 14.61
x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.39
Edition Number: 1