Explaining Science's Success : Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works.
Wright, John.
Explaining Science's Success : Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (206 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- 1 Some surprising phenomena -- 2 Some unsatisfactory explanations of the phenomena -- 3 A defeasible a priori justification of induction -- 4 The independence of theory from data -- 5 Some more success-conducive properties of theories -- 6 Newton's laws of motion and law of gravitation -- 7 Special relativity -- 8 Mendelian genetics -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An exploration into the nature of scientific knowledge and why it has proved so successful.
9781317544890
Science - Methodology.
Electronic books.
Q175 .W788 2014
501
Explaining Science's Success : Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (206 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- 1 Some surprising phenomena -- 2 Some unsatisfactory explanations of the phenomena -- 3 A defeasible a priori justification of induction -- 4 The independence of theory from data -- 5 Some more success-conducive properties of theories -- 6 Newton's laws of motion and law of gravitation -- 7 Special relativity -- 8 Mendelian genetics -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An exploration into the nature of scientific knowledge and why it has proved so successful.
9781317544890
Science - Methodology.
Electronic books.
Q175 .W788 2014
501