A Philosopher Looks at Science

A Philosopher Looks at Science
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ISBN-13 : 9781009201896
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Book Synopsis A Philosopher Looks at Science by : Nancy Cartwright

Download or read book A Philosopher Looks at Science written by Nancy Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Three common images of science, widely shared alike by philosophers, scientists and people in general: 1) science = theory + experiment, 2) it's all physics really, 3) science is deterministic: it says that what happens next follows inexorably from what happened before. This book paints, one-by-one, alternative pictures to these three standard images of science "--


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