The Philosophy of Science

Science and Objectivity

AvS George Couvalis

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

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This comprehensive textbook provides a clear nontechnical introduction to the philosophy of science. Through asking whether science can provide us with objective knowledge of the world, the book provides a thorough and accessible guide to the key thinkers and debates that define the field.

George Couvalis surveys traditional themes around theory and observation, induction, probability, falsification and rationality as well as more recent challenges to objectivity including relativistic, feminist and sociological readings. This provides a helpful framework in which to locate the key intellectual contributions to these debates, ranging from those of Mill and Hume, through Popper and Kuhn to Laudan, Bloor and Garfinkel among others.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-04-18
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780761951001

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Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

George Couvalis is a senior lecturer in the Discipline of Philosophy at Flinders University of South Australia.

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`In the preface to this book, the author explains his intention of writing a textbook on the philosophy of science that is neither too technical nor too simplistic. It is aimed at higher-education students and academics who already have some philosophical background knowledge. The book gives a critical account of the ideas of some of the most influential philosophers of science′ - Pragmatics`The book is a good read and will doubtless find a home in many introductory courses in the philosophy of science′ - Science, Technology & Society`Couvalis is unfailingly clear, acute and learned. This well-researched, well-paced new text on the philosophy of science will be widely used and welcomed′ - Professor Graham Nerlich, University of Adelaide

Innehållsförteckning

Theory and ObservationInduction and ProbabilityPopper and MillFallibility, Falsification and CoherenceRevolutionary Change and RationalityKuhn and his RivalsRelativism and the Value of ScienceThe Sociology of Knowledge and FeminismRealism and Instrumentalism