Evidence, explanation, and realism : essays in the philosophy of science /
| Основен автор: | Achinstein, Peter. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=318274 |
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Evidence, explanation, and realism. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction
- Part I: Evidence and induction
- Concepts of evidence
- Why philosophical theories of evidence are (and ought to be) ignored by scientists
- The grue paradox
- The war on induction
- Waves and the scientific method
- Part II: Explanation
- An illocutionary theory of explanation
- The pragmatic character of explanation
- Can there be a model of explanation?
- Explanation vs. prediction : which carries more weight?
- Function statements
- Part III: Realism, molecules, and electrons
- Is there a valid experimental argument for scientific realism?
- Jean Perrin and molecular reality
- The problem of theoretical terms
- What to do if you want to defend a theory you can't prove : a method of physical speculation
- Who really discovered the electron?