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Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction

ISBN: 9780192802835 | 0192802836
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 8/29/2002

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Samir Okasha is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of York.

What is science? Is there a real difference between science and myth? Is science objective? Can science explain everything? This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a short history of science to set thescene, Samir Okasha goes on to investigate the nature of scientific reasoning, scientific explanation, revolutions in science, and theories such as realism and a... MORE
List of illustrations
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What is science?
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Scientific reasoning
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Explanation in science
40(18)
Realism and anti-realism
58(19)
Scientific change and scientific revolutions
77(18)
Philosophical problems in physics, biology and psychology
95(25)
Science and its critics
120(15)
Further reading135(6)
Index141

Samir Okasha is currently Lecturer in Philosophy, University of York. He has published numerous articles in philosophy journals, in the areas of philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, and epistemology. He has previously held a Jacobean Fellowship in Philosophy at University of London and has taught at the University of Mexico.


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