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Theory and Truth: Philosophical Critique within Foundational Science

By Lawrence Sklar

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2002
ISBN
9780199251575, 0199251576
Open Library ID
OL7403862M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7189725 bytes)
Pages
164\164
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36
Философские дисциплины;Философия науки

Description

Skeptics have cast doubt on the idea that scientific theories give us a true picture of an objective world. Lawrence Sklar examines three kinds of skeptical arguments about scientific truth, and explores the important role they play within foundational science itself. Sklar demonstrates that these kinds of philosophical critique are employed within science, and reveals the clear difference between how they operate in a scientific context and more abstract philosophical contexts. The underlying theme of Theory and Truth is that science and philosophy are essential to one another. Sklar advances the claim that one cannot understand the methods of science without a comprehension of philosophy, and one cannot fruitfully pursue philosophy of science without understanding fundamental science as well.

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