Why science needs metaphysics a plea for structural realism

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1. Verfasser: Zahar, Elie (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, La Salle, Illinois Open Court 2007
Ausgabe:First printing
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Beschreibung:How respectable is metaphysics?. The problem of induction. Protocol or basic statements?. Falsifiability and parameter-adjustment. Falsifiability, Duhem-Quine and the status of geometry. The methodology of scientific research programs (MSRP). Structural scientific realism (SSR). Atomism and structural realism. Einstein or the essential unity of science and philosophy
Arguing against subjectivist epistemology, the author aims to revive a rational metaphysics for the practice and understanding of science"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:ix, 291 Seiten
23 cm
ISBN:9780812696035
0812696034