Evidence, explanation, and realism: essays in philosophy of science
Auteur :
Achinstein, Peter
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199735259
Date de publication :
17 juin 2010
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,0 x 3,6 cm
Poids :
635 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The 15 essays in this volume by the distinguished philosopher of science Peter Achinstein address three fundamental questions: What is required for a fact to be evidence for a scientific hypothesis? What is involved in giving a scientific explanation of a phenomenon? And should scientific theories be construed as aiming to correctly describe the entire world or only the observable parts of it?