Scientific progress : a study concerning the nature of the relation between successive scientific theories / by Craig Dilworth.
| Author/creator | Dilworth, Craig |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | Dordrecht : Springer Verlag, 2008. |
| Description | xvii, 289 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Synthese library ; 153 Synthese library ; 153. ^A4759 |
| Contents | The decuctive model -- The basis of the logical empiricist conception of science -- The basis of the popperian conception of science -- The logical empiricist conception of scientific progress -- The Popperian conception of scientific progress -- Popper, Lakatos, and the transcendence of the deductive model -- Kuhn, Feyerabend, and incommensurability -- The gestalt model -- The perspectivist conception of science -- Development of the perspectivist conception in the context of the kinetic theory of gases -- The set-theoretic conception of science -- Application of the perspectivist conception to the views of Newton, Kepler and Galileo. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-281) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781402091087 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 1402091087 (acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Q175 .D6342 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |