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245 10 a| Philosophy of scienceh| [electronic resource] :b| a contemporary introduction /c| Alex Rosenberg.;

250 a| 3rd ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Routledge,;

300 a| xii, 308 p. ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-298) and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

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Philosophy of science a contemporary introduction / Alex Rosenberg.

Author/creator	Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946-
Format	Electronic
Edition	3rd ed.
Publication Info	New York : Routledge,
Description	xii, 308 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Science--Philosophy.

Series	Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy
Abstract	"Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's updated and substantially revised Third Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving lucid explanations with clear analyses, the volume is as a much-used, thematically oriented introduction to the field. New features of the Third Edition include more coverage of the history of the philosophy of science, more fully developed material on the metaphysics of causal and physical necessity, more background on the contrast between empiricism and rationalism in science, and new material on the structure of theoretical science (with expanded coverage of Newtonian and Darwinian theories and models) and the realism/antirealism controversy. Rosenberg also divides the Third Edition into fourteen chapters, aligning each chapter with a week in a standard semester-long course. Updated Discussion Questions, Glossary, Bibliography and Suggested Readings lists at the end of each chapter will make the Third Edition indispensable, either as a comprehensive stand-alone text or alongside the many wide ranging collections of articles and book excerpts currently available. "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-298) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011003857
ISBN	9780415891769 (hardback)
ISBN	9780415891776 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780203807514 (ebook)

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