Representing and Intervening Paperback: Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science - Softcover

Hacking, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521282462 ISBN 13: 9780521282468

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1983

Inhaltsangabe

This 1983 book is a lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism. The first part deals with the different philosophical accounts of scientific objectivity and the reality of scientific entities. The second presents a sustained treatment of experimental science.

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'In summary, Hacking's book is an extremely valuable contribution ... I urge you all to read it and to use it in your courses on the philosophy of science.' British Journal of the Philosophy of Science

' ... its refreshingly provocative style and broad sweep will excite readers much more than the usual woodenly written introductions.' The Times Literary Supplement

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Book by Hacking Ian

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0521282462
• ISBN 13: 9780521282468
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304