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Philosophy of Science : the Key Thinkers by James Robert Brown (ed.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Philosophy of Science : the Key Thinkers about?

All the great philosophers from Plato and Aristotle**to the present day have been philosophers of science. However, this bookconcentrates on modern philosophy of science, starting in the nineteenthcentury and offering coverage of all the leading thinkers in the fieldincluding Whewell, Mill, Reichenbach, Carnap, Popper, Feyerabend, Putnam, van Fraassen, Bloor,Latour, Hacking, Cartwright and many more. Crucially the book demonstrates howthe ideas and arguments of these key thinkers have contributed to ourunderstanding of such central issues as experience and necessity,conventionalism, logical empiricism, induction and falsification, the sociologyof science, and realism. Ideal for undergraduate students, the book lays thenecessary foundations for a complete and thorough understanding of thisfascinating subject.**

Who reads Philosophy of Science : the Key Thinkers?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
James Robert Brown (ed.)
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9781441142009
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Philosophy, Chemistry
Updated
2026-03-24

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