Making prehistory: historical science and the scientific realism debate
Auteur :
Turner, Derek
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107406384
Date de publication :
16 août 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
330 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Do scientists discover facts about the distant past or do they, in some sense, make prehistory? In this book, Derek Turner argues that this problem has surprising and important consequences for the scientific realism debate. His book will be of interest to philosophers and scientists alike.