The Rationality of ScienceRoutledge, 7 lut 2002 - 308 A clear, original and systematic introduction to philosophy of science which examines the theories of Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend before proposing a new, temperate rationalist perspective. |
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accept anomalies approximately true argued articulate assertions assessment assume assumption basic statements belief causal Chapter claim conception consequences construal corroboration dictates of reason electric charge electron empirical evidence fact factors falsity Feyerabend give given goal of science greater verisimilitude heuristic history of science hypothesis Ibid incommensurability incompatible indeterminacy of translation instance instrumentalist interest involves judgments justify Kuhn Lakatos Lakatos’s Laudan logic matter meaning variance method methodology minirat account Newtonian mechanics non-rationalist notion objective observational success paradigm particular philosophical philosophy of science Popper Popperian positive heuristic postulates predictions principles of comparison probability problem programme progress Quantum Mechanics question rational model rationalist realist reference regard reject relative relativistic mechanics rival theories role scientific change scientific community scientific enterprise scientific theories scientists sentences sequence simply sociological specified strong programme suppose T-terms theoretical terms theory change theory choice thesis true or false truth