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Reading the book of nature : an introduction to the philosophy of science

Title
Reading the book of nature : an introduction to the philosophy of science / Peter Kosso.
Author
Kosso, Peter.
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1992.

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Description
vii, 198 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Science > Philosophy
  • Naturwissenschaften
  • Philosophie
  • Wissenschaftsphilosophie
  • Wetenschapsfilosofie
  • Philosophie des sciences
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-196) and index.
Contents
1. Theories -- 2. Internal and external virtues -- 3. Explanation -- 4. Confirmation -- 5. Underdetermination -- 6. Observation -- 7. Blurring the internal-external distinction -- 8. Coherence and truth -- 9. Objective evidence -- 10. Science and common sense.
ISBN
  • 0521416752
  • 9780521416757
  • 0521426820
  • 9780521426824
  • 0521426830
  • 9780521426831
  • 0521426839
LCCN
  • 91034429
  • 9780521426824
OCLC
  • ocm24467535
  • 24467535
  • SCSB-1954454
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library