Science, Method, and Argument in Galileo: Philosophical, Historical, and Historiographical Essays

by Maurice A. Finocchiaro

This book collects a renowned scholar's essays from the past five decades and reflects two main concerns: an approach to logic that stresses argumentation, reasoning, and critical thinking and that is informal, empirical, naturalistic, practical, applied, concrete, and historical; and an interest in Galileo's life and thought-his scientific achievements, Inquisition trial, and methodological lessons in light of his iconic status as "father of modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030771490
• ISBN13: 9783030771492
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"