Introductory readings in the philosophy of science

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Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books (1980)
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This popular reader has been vastly updated with ten stimulating new selections on the natural and the social sciences: feminism; postmodernism, relativism, and science; confirmation, acceptance, and theory; explanatory unification; and science and values. Retaining the best essays from the previous editions, the editors have added important new pieces to maintain this influential text's relevance.

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1988, 1998

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Q175.I64 1998

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1573922404   0879751347

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Justifying scientific theories.Ronald Giere
The Pragmatics of Explanation.I. False Ideals
Believing Where We Cannot Prove.I. Opening Moves
1. The Decline and Fall of the Covering Law Model.Explanatory Unification

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