| Description |
xii, 199 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction: What is Science? 1 -- 1 Demarcation 4 -- 1.1 Science and Non-Science 6 -- 1.2 Science and Pseudoscience 13 -- 1.3 Natural and Social Sciences 18 -- 1.4 What is Scientific Research? 22 -- 1.5 Good and Bad Science 25 -- 2 Reasoning 30 -- 2.1 Ways of Reasoning 31 -- 2.2 The Scientific Method: Induction 38 -- 2.3 The Problem of Induction 45 -- 3 Knowledge 53 -- 3.1 What is a Theory? 54 -- 3.2 Theory Confirmation 60 -- 3.3 Models of Explanation 71 -- 4 Language and Reality 81 -- 4.1 Meaning, Reference, and Natural Kinds 82 -- 4.2 Implications of Descriptivism 89 -- 4.3 Realism 96 -- 4.4 The Realism Debate 104 -- 5 Rationality 113 -- 5.1 Revolutions 114 -- 5.2 Paradigm Shifts 118 -- 5.3 Beyond Revolutions 125 -- 6 Ethics 134 -- 6.1 Instrumentalization 135 -- 6.2 Ethical Constraints on Research Objectives 137 -- 6.3 Ethical Constraints on Research Methods 147 -- 6.4 Ethical Constraints on Scientific Research 157 -- Conclusion: Science as an Activity 161 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-196) and index |
| Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
2009417446 |
| ISBN |
0745635385 (hbk.) |
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0745635393 (paperback) |
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9780745635385 (hbk.) |
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9780745635392 (paperback) |
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