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William Whewell's Theory of Scientific Method / edited by Robert E. Butts.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science--Methodology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (373 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1968]
- Summary:
- William Whewell is considered one of the most important nineteenth-century British philosophers of science and a contributor to modern philosophical thought, particularly regarding the problem of induction and the logic of discovery. In this volume, Robert E. Butts offers selections from Whewell's most important writings, and analysis of counter-claims to his philosophy.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822975267
- 0822975262
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