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| Named Person: | Bas C Van Fraassen |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Bas C Van Fraassen; Paul M Churchland; C A Hooker |
| ISBN: | 0226106535 9780226106533 0226106543 9780226106540 |
| OCLC Number: | 11841249 |
| Description: | viii, 309 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Lex Orandi est Lex Credendi / Richard N. Boyd -- The Ontological status of observables : in praise of the superempirical virtues / Paul M. Churchland -- What science aims to do / Brian Ellis -- Constructive realism / Ronald N. Giere -- Explanation and realism / Clark Glymour -- Scientific realism versus constructive empiricism : a dialogue / Gary Gutting -- Do we see through a microscope? / Ian Hacking -- Surface dazzle, ghostly depths : an exposition and critical evaluation of van Fraassen's vindication of empiricism against realism / Clifford A. Hooker -- Realism versus constructive empiricism / Alan Musgrave -- What can theory tell us about observation? / Mark Wilson -- Empiricism in the philosophy of science / Bas C. Van Fraassen. |
| Series Title: | Science and its conceptual foundations |
| Responsibility: | edited by Paul M. Churchland and Clifford A. Hooker. |
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