The scientific image

New York: Oxford University Press (1980)
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In this book van Fraassen develops an alternative to scientific realism by constructing and evaluating three mutually reinforcing theories.

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Q175.V335 1980

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019824424X   9780198244271   9780198244240

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10.2307/2184804

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Chapters

Arguments Concerning Scientific Realism.Bas C. van Fraassen
Empiricism and Scientific Methodology.Bas C. van Fraassen
Gentle Polemics 1.Bas C. van Fraassen
Introduction.Bas C. van Fraassen
Probability: The New Modality of Science.Bas C. van Fraassen
The Pragmatics of Explanation 1.Bas C. van Fraassen
To Save the Phenomena 1.Bas C. van Fraassen

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