E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Watkins Science and Scepticism
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5736-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5736-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This book contains important technical innovations, including comparative measures for the testable content, depth, and unity of scientific theories.
Originally published in 1984.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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FrontMatter, pg. i
CONTENTS, pg. vii
PREFACE, pg. xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xv
REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xvii
Chapter 1. Scepticism and Irrationalism, pg. 3
Chapter 2. Probabilism, pg. 39
Chapter 3. The Inductive Ascent, pg. 79
Chapter 4. The Optimum Aim for Science, pg. 123
Chapter 5. The Optimum Aim Elucidated, pg. 166
Chapter 6. Deductivism and Statistical Explanation, pg. 225
Chapter 7. The Empirical Basis, pg. 247
Chapter 8. Corroboration, pg. 279
Chapter 9. Epilogue, pg. 337
BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 356
Index of Symbols, pg. 381
GENERAL INDEX, pg. 383
