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Author Kosso, Peter.

Title Reading the book of nature : an introduction to the philosophy of science / Peter Kosso
Published Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1992

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Description vii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Introduction -- 1. Theories -- 2. Internal and external virtues -- 3. Explanation -- 4. Confirmation -- 5. Underdetermination -- 6. Observation -- 7. Blurring the internal-external distinction -- 8. Coherence and truth -- 9. Objective evidence -- 10. Science and common sense -- Glossary of terms
Analysis Science Philosophy
Science Philosophy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-196) and index
Subject Science -- Philosophy.
LC no. 91034429
ISBN 0521416752 (hardback)
0521426820 (paperback)