Buch, Englisch, Band 261, 297 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 635 g
Reihe: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
An Essay on Evidence and the Limits of Natural Knowledge
Buch, Englisch, Band 261, 297 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 635 g
Reihe: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
ISBN: 978-1-4020-6898-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
This timely book offers a wide-ranging study of the thesis that scientific theories are systematically "underdetermined" by the data they account for. After analyzing the epistemological and ontological aspects of the topic in detail, and reviewing pertinent logical facts and selected scientific cases, the author carefully examines the merits of arguments for and against the thesis. Along the way, he investigates methodological proposals and recent theories of confirmation.
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Weitere Infos & Material
A Humean Predicament?.- Underdetermination Issues in the Exact Sciences.- Rationality, Method, and Evidence.- Competing Truths.- Problems of Representation.- Underdetermination and Indeterminacy.
