1st Edition
Scientific Method A Historical and Philosophical Introduction
By Barry Gower
Copyright 1997
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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The central theme running throughout this outstanding new survey is the nature of the philosophical debate created by modern science's foundation in experimental and mathematical method. More recently, recognition that reasoning in science is probabilistic generated intense debate about whether and how it should be constrained so as to ensure the practical certainty of the conclusions drawn. These... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Galileo Galilei; Chapter 3 Francis Bacon; Chapter 4 Isaac Newton; Chapter 5 The Bernoullis and Thomas Bayes; Chapter 6 John Herschel, John Stuart Mill and William Whewell; Chapter 7 Henri Poincaré and Pierre Duhem; Chapter 8 John Venn and Charles Peirce; Chapter 9 John Maynard Keynes and Frank Ramsey; Chapter 10 Hans Reichenbach and Karl Popper; Chapter 11 Rudolf Carnap; Chapter 12 Conclusion;
Biography
Barry Gower teaches Philosophy of Science at Durham University.
'Takes a fresh look at the subject and addresses some key questions in a stimulating way that will appeal both to the general reader and to students of the history and philosophy of science.' - New Scientist
