Exceeding our grasp: science, history, and the problem of unconceived alternatives
Auteur :
Stanford, P. Kyle
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195174083
Date de publication :
25 mai 2006
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
513 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
History reveals our routine failure to even conceive of well-confirmed alternatives to our scientific theories, Stanford argues, and similar alternatives to our own theories likely remain presently unconceived. Stanford shows why existing defences of scientific realism cannot evade the problem and propose an alternative positive image of the scientific enterprise.