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What is this thing called science 2nd
Judging by responses to the first edition of this book it would seem that the first eight chapters of it function quite well as "a simple, clear and elementary introduction to modern views about the nature of science". It also seems to be fairly universally agreed that the last four chapters fail to do so. Consequently, in this revised and extended edition I have left chapters 1-8 virtually unchanged and have replaced the last four chapters by six entirely new ones. One of the problems with the latter part of the first edition was that it ceased to be simple and elementary. I have tried to keep my new chapters simple, although I fear I have not entirely succeeded when dealing with the difficult issues of the final two chapters. Although I have tried to keep the discussion simple, I hope I have not thereby become uncontroversial. Another problem with the latter part of the first edition is lack of clarity. Although I remain convinced that most of what I was groping for there was on the right track, I certainly failed to express a coherent and well-argued position, as my critics have made clear. Not all ofthis can be blamed on Louis Althusser, whose views were very much in vogue at the time of writing, and whose influence can still be discerned to some extent in this new edition. I have learnt my lesson and in future will be very wary of being unduly influenced by the latest Paris fashions. My friends Terry Blake and Denise Russell have convinced me that there is more of importance in the writings of Paul Feyerabend than I was previously prepared to admit. I have given him more attention in this new edition and have tried to separate the wheat from the chaff, the anti-methodism from the dadaism. I have also been obliged to separate the important sense from "obscurantist nonsense about the incommensurability of frameworks". The revision of this book owes much to the criticism of Preface to the second edition xv numerous colleagues, reviewers and corresponden~';t:~ not attempt to name them all, but acknowledge my e offer my thanks. . d' . h ., of this book has resulted m a new en mg, Smce t e reVISIon I t ., I point of the cat on the cover has been os. thHe ongmtahe cat does seem to have a considerable following, owever, . d h ~ and despite her lack of whiskers, so we ha~e retame e , merely ask readers to reinterpret her gnn.
Ketersediaan
| Call Number | Location | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Tan 501 Cha w | PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana | 3 |
| Penerbit | Queensland University of Queendsland Press., 1982 |
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| Edisi | - |
| Subjek | Philosophy Knowledge Science Falsificationism |
| ISBN/ISSN | 0872204529 |
| Klasifikasi | NONE |
| Deskripsi Fisik | xxii, 266p; chart, tables, graphics, appendix, 12cm |
| Info Detail Spesifik | - |
| Other Version/Related | Tidak tersedia versi lain |
| Lampiran Berkas | Tidak Ada Data |