Philosophy of Science: An Introduction (Sixth Edition)

by Thomas J Hickey

This concise and accessible book is a synthesis of the basic principles of the contemporary pragmatist (or neopragmatist) philosophy of science.

It discusses the aim of basic science, the methods of scientific discovery, the criteria for scientific criticism, and the nature of scientific explanation. Included is description of a newly emergent specialty called computational philosophy of science, in which computerized discovery systems create...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578604914
• ISBN13: 9780578604916
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Thomas J. Hickey
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"