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What is this thing called science? 3rd.
This edition represents a major reworking of the previous edition, in which very few of the original chapters have emerged unscathed and many have been replaced. There are also a number of new chapters. The changes were necessary for two reasons. First, the teaching of an introductory course in the philosophy of science that I have undertaken in the twenty years since first writing this book has taught me how to do the job better. Second, there have been important developments in the philosophy of science in the last decade or two that need to be taken account of in any introductory text. A currently influential school in the philosophy of science involves an attempt to erect an account of science on Bayes' theorem, a theorem in the probability calculus. A second trend, "the new experimentalism", involves paying more attention than hitherto to the nature and role of experiment in science. Chapters 12 and 13, respectively, contain a description and an appraisal of these schools of thought. Recent work, especially that ofN ancy Cartwright, has brought to the fore questions about the nature of laws as they figure in science, so a chapter on this topic is included in this new edition, as is a chapter that aims to keep abreast of the debate between realist and anti-realist interpretations of science. So while not pretending that I have arrived at the definitive answer to the question that forms the title of this book, I have endeavoured to keep abreast of the contemporary debate and to introduce the reader to it in a way that is not too technical. There are suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter which will be a useful and up-to-date starting point for those who wish to pursue these matters in greater depth. I will not attempt to name all the colleagues and students from whom I have learnt how to improve this book. I learnt much at an international symposium held in Sydney in June Preface to the third edition xvii 997 "What Is This Thing Called Science? Twen.t~ Years ?0."1' 1 , . The Bnhsh Counel , I thank the sponsors of that sympOSIUm, "t e University of Queensland Press, the O~en U~:vers:: th ckett Publishing Company and UitgevenJ Boo , Press, Ha 11 and old friends who attended and par- and those co eagues . d h to boost my ticiP~te:~~ ;:~:::;~:~~~:~~~: ;~:~:~t~~~he major :~sk mora e. I d' ewriting the text. Much of the rewntmg thatdwas mv~~eI ~:: a Research Fellow at the Dibner In~ti? was one w h I MIT for whIch t f, the History of Science and Tec no ogy, , ~ue:p;:ss my appreciation. I could not have hOdPe~ forta mOmr : . t d more con UClVe 0 so supportive envlronmen , an one f, h' areful concentrated work. I thank Hasok Chang or IS c reading of the manuscript and his h~lpful co~;e:et~ning I have lost track of what the cat IS mea~ ~ b t b ut I seem to detect a note of contmumg approval, a ou, which is reassuring.
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| Call Number | Location | Available |
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| Tan 501 Cha w | PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana | 1 |
| Penerbit | Indianapolis Hackett., 1999 |
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| Subjek | Philosohpy of science |
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