| Description |
x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy |
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Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy.
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| Contents |
1. Why philosophy of science? -- 2. Explanation, causation and laws -- 3. Scientific explanation and its discontents -- 4. The structure and metaphysics of scientific theories -- 5. The epistemology of scientific theorizing -- 6. The challenge of history and post-positivism -- 7. The contested character of science and the fundamental questions of philosophy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-205) and index |
| Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
2004021927 |
| ISBN |
0415343178 |
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041534316X (alk. paper) |
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