Philosophy of science : a very short introduction / Samir Okasha.

By: Okasha, Samir [author.]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 67.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford Univ Press , 2016 Edition: Second editionDescription: 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN: 9780198745587; 0198745583Subject(s): Science -- Philosophy | Science -- Philosophy | 08.35 philosophy of scienceDDC classification: 501 LOC classification: Q175 | .O4555 2016

Contents:

What is science? -- Scientific inference -- Explanation in science -- Realism and anti-realism -- Scientific change and scientific revolutions -- Philosophical problems in physics, biology, and psychology -- Science and its critics.

Review: "In this new edition Samir Ikasha reviews the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a brief account of the history of modern science, he asks whether there is a discernible pattern to the way scientific ideas change over time. He examines scientific inference, scientific explanation, and the debate between realist and anti-realist views of science."--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area	501 SMP 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Shamim		107165
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area	501 SMP 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Shamim		107166

Previous edition: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index.

"In this new edition Samir Ikasha reviews the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a brief account of the history of modern science, he asks whether there is a discernible pattern to the way scientific ideas change over time. He examines scientific inference, scientific explanation, and the debate between realist and anti-realist views of science."--

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