160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sensationalism and Scientific Explanation is a critical examination of the view that scientific statements can be understood only in terms of basic ‘atoms’ of experience, also called ‘sensations’.
Presenting different extremes of this view, the book considers whether it can provide an adequate account of science as we find it. It explores in detail the sensationalist account of science set... Read more
1: Sensationalism; 2: The Inherent Weakness of Sensationalism; 3: Description; 4: The Possibility of ‘Pure’ Descriptions; 5: Scientific Problems; 6: Descriptions and Explanations; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Peter Alexander
