A Philosopher Looks at Science
Author | : Nancy Cartwright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : 1009201891 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781009201896 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
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 "--