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Representing and Intervening Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science

Paperback • 1983 • English • 1. edition

Representing and Intervening Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science

By Ian Hacking

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This 1983 book is a lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism. It has two parts. 'Representing' deals with the different philosophical accounts of scientific objectivity and the reality of scientific entities. The views of Kuhn, Feyerabend, Lakatos, Putnam, van Fraassen, and others, are all considered. 'Intervening' presents the first sustained treatment of experimental science for many years and uses it...Show more

Philosophy of science
Scientific nomenclature and classification
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ISBN

9780521282468

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

1983

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Representing and Intervening Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science

Format

Paperback

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