Why science needs metaphysics a plea for structural realism
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) -- Atomis...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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2007
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | IX, 291 S |
| ISBN: | 9780812696035 978-0-8126-9603-5 0812696034 0-8126-9603-4 |