| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 203 pages) |
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Critical realism--interventions |
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Critical realism--interventions.
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| Contents |
Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Philosophy of language and the realism issue -- chapter 2 The expert, the neophyte, and the X-ray tube -- Hanson on 'seeing aspects -- chapter 3 Philosophy of science as history of the present -- chapter 4 Hanson on Wittgenstein, conceptual change, and quantum discontinuity -- chapter 5 Saving appearances: the linguistic turn and post-empiricist philosophy of science -- The linguistic turn and post- empiricist philosophy of science -- chapter 6 Quantum mechanics and the limits of empiricism -- Recent challenges to the orthodox theory -- chapter 7 Twin-Earth revisited -- Modal realism and causal explanation |
| Summary |
"In the book Christopher Norris develops the case for scientific realism by tackling various adversary arguments from a range of anti-realist positions. Through a close critical reading he shows how they fail to make adequate sense on any rational, consistent, and scientifically informed survey of the evidence. Along the way he incorporates a number of detailed case-studies from the history and philosophy of science."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-199) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Language and languages -- Philosophy
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Science -- Philosophy
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Taalfilosofie.
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Wetenschappelijk realisme.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003047087 |
| ISBN |
0203390725 |
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9780203390726 |
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9781134336555 |
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1134336551 |
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9781134336593 |
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1134336594 |
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9781134336609 |
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1134336608 |
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1280074000 |
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9781280074004 |
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