220 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The book is a translation of the second edition of a much-used and research-based Chinese textbook. As a succinct and issue-based introduction to the Western philosophy of science, the book brings eight focal issues in the field to the fore and augments each topic by incorporating Chinese perspectives.
Followed by an overview of the historical framework and logical underpinnings of the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Historical Introduction 3. Introduction to Logic 4. Criteria of Cognitive Significance 5. Induction and Confirmation 6. Scientific Explanation Models and Their Problems 7. Theories about the Growth of Scientific Knowledge 8. Demarcation between Science and Pseudoscience 9. Scientific Realism 10. Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation 11. Science and Values 12. New Developments in Philosophy of Science
Biography
Wei Wang is a professor of philosophy of science in the Department of History of Science at Tsinghua University.
