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2 lut 2017 · With this bold intellectual swing for the fences, philosopher Jeffrey L. Kasser launches an ambitious and exciting inquiry into what makes science science, using the tools of philosophy to ask: Why is science so successful?
According to one definition, a general philosophy of science seeks to describe and understand how science works within a wide range of sciences. This does not have to include every kind of science.
In understanding science and the philosophy of science, the history of science is of immense importance, as it provides context for the emergence and evolution of scientific practices, theories, and paradigms across time and space.
26 lis 2007 · PDF | On Nov 26, 2007, David Papineau published Philosophy of Science | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
This book is intended to provide an introduction to the philosophy of science. In particular, it is aimed at science students taking a phil-osophy of science course but no other philosophy classes, as well as at those students who are studying philosophy of science as part of a philosophy degree. Hence, I have assumed no prior knowledge of
This chapter attempts to explain what science is by discussing competing answers from philoso-phers of science to six different questions. v The first question deals with the foundations of science, namely, the nature of its underlying premises.
This book guides readers by gradual steps through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent W. Staley shows how seemingly abstract philosophical issues are relevant to important aspects of scientific practice.
