History reveals our routine failure to conceive of well-confirmed alternatives to our scientific theories. Stanford shows why existing defenses of scientific realism cannot evade the problem and proposes an alternative positive image of the scientific enterprise.
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P. Kyle Stanford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1997 from the Department of Philosophy and the Science Studies Program at the University of California, San Diego. His articles on the history and philosophy of science have appeared in The Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and elsewhere. This is his first book.
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Zustand: New. Argues that history reveals our routine failure to even conceive of well-confirmed alternatives to our scientific theories, and similar alternatives to our own theories likely remain unconceived. This title shows why defences of scientific realism cannot evade the problem and proposes an alternative positive image of the scientific enterprise. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780195174083
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