There Are No Such Things as Theories

by Steven French

There Are No Such Things as Theories considers the fundamental question: what is a scientific theory? It presents a range of options - from theories are sets of propositions, to theories are families of models, abstract artefacts, or fictions - and highlights the various problems they all face. In so doing it draws multiple comparisons between theories and artworks: on the one hand, theories are like certain kinds of paintings with regard to their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198848153
• ISBN13: 9780198848158
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"