Critical scientific realism
Auteur :
Niiniluoto, Ilkka
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198238331
Date de publication :
9 déc. 1999
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,3 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
620 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Niiniluoto surveys different kinds of realism in various areas of philosophy, then sets out his own critical realist philosophy of science, characterizing scientific progress in terms of increasing truthlikeness, and defends this theory against its rivals.