Realism and the progress of science
Auteur :
Smith, Peter James
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521110341
Date de publication :
7 mai 2009
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 0,9 cm
Poids :
190 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the philosophical foundations of the realist view of the progress of science as cumulative. It is a view that has recently been faced with a number of powerful attacks in which successive scientific theories are seen, not as extending their scope and honing their explanations, but as incommensurable.