Images of Science: Essays on Realism and Empiricism, with a Reply from Bas C. Van Fraassen

by Paul M. Churchland

Book Overview

"Churchland and Hooker have collected ten papers by prominent philosophers of science which challenge van Fraassen's thesis from a variety of realist perspectives. Together with van Fraassen's extensive reply . . . these articles provide a comprehensive picture of the current debate in philosophy of science between realists and anti-realists."--Jeffrey Bub and David MacCallum, Foundations of Physics Letters

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226106543
• ISBN13: 9780226106540
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"