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Science and partial truth : a unitary approach to models and scientific reasoning / by Newton C.A. da Costa and Steven French.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Costa, Newton C. A. da, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
- Oxford studies in philosophy of science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reasoning.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Judgment (Logic).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (259 pages)
- Other Title:
- Unitary approach to models and scientific reasoning
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores the consequences of adopting a 'pragmatic' notion of truth in the philosophy of science. This framework describes issues to do with belief, theory acceptance, and the realism-antirealism debate, as well as the nature of scientific models and their heuristic development.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Aims and Overview
- 1. Truth, the Whole Truth, and Partial Truth
- 2. Theories and Models
- 3. Models and Models
- 4. Acceptance, Belief, and Commitment
- 5. Inconsistency in Science
- 6. Partiality, Pursuit, and Practice
- 7. Quasi Truth and the Nature of Induction
- 8. From Pragmatic Realism to Structural Empiricism
- 9. Extensions.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references ( p. 235-252) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028882-5
- 1-280-50251-7
- 9786610502516
- 0-19-803553-5
- 1-4237-6288-6
- OCLC:
- 666963583
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