Constructive empiricism: epistemology and the philosophy of science

Constructive empiricism: epistemology and the philosophy of science

Dicken, Paul

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Constructive empiricism is not just a view regarding the aim of science; it is also a view regarding the epistemological framework in which one should debate the aim of science. This is the focus of this book b not with scientific truth, but with how one should argue about scientific truth. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Arguments Concerning Constructive Empiricism - Epistemic Voluntarism: Rationality, Inference and Empiricism - Against Epistemic Voluntarism: Musgrave, Modality and Mathematics - On the Nature and Norms of Acceptance and Belief - Conclusion: What is this Thing Called 'Constructive Empiricism'? - Endnotes - References - Index -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-24753-6
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 248
  • Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés