Darrell P. Rowbottom

The Instrument of Science (eBook, ePUB)

Scientific Anti-Realism Revitalised

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book develops a new form of scientific instrumentalism, which is more sophisticated and resilient than its predecessors. The author demonstrates at length how it fits with the development of late 19th- and early-20th century chemistry and physics, and especially atomic theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429663574
• Artikelnr.: 56139190

Autorenporträt

Darrell P. Rowbottom is Professor of Philosophy at Lingnan University, and serves as Editor in Chief of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. He is the author of Popper's Critical Rationalism: A Philosophical Investigation (Routledge, 2011) and Probability (2015). He also co-edited Intuitions (2014) with Anthony R. Booth. He has published numerous articles in leading journals, including Analysis, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Philosophy of Science, Synthese, and Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (Parts A and C).

Inhaltsangabe

Science as an Instrument: An Introduction
1. Scientific Progress and the Value of Science
2. The Limits of Scientific Discourse about the Unobservable
3. Unconceived Alternatives and the Contingency of Science's Content
4. Historical Illuminations: 1885-1930
5. Empirical Understanding
6. Objections and Comparisons
7. The Illusion of Scientific Realism
Appendix: What Is Scientific Realism?