Science and Partial Truth

A Unitary Approach to Models and Scientific Reasoning

AvNewton C. A. da Costa,Steven French

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Da Costa and French explore the consequences of adopting a "pragmatic" notion of truth in the philosophy of science--in other words, accepting a theory as valid when it may only be partially true rather than wholly true. Their framework sheds new light on issues dealing with belief, theory acceptance, and the realism-antirealism debate, as well as the nature of scientific models and their heuristic development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-11-20
Mått:159 x 245 x 23 mm
Vikt:567 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780195156515

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Newton da Costa is a Member of the Research Group on Logic and Foundations at the Institute of Advanced Study of the University of São Paolo. Steven French is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds.

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This is an important book. It summarizes and connects significant recent developments in several areas of philosophy, and develops a coherent approach to a well defined and important problem.