01766cam a22003014a 4500 61306 BD-DhUL 20161208102128.0 010717s2002 enk b 001 0 eng 2001048105 GBA2-37222 0415221560 (hbk) 0415221579 (pbk) DLC DLC DLC BD-DhUL pcc 501 21 LAU Ladyman, James, 1969- Understanding philosophy of science / James Ladyman. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. xiii, 290 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-275) and index. I. The Scientific Method -- 1. Induction and Inductivism -- 2. The Problem of Induction and other Problems with Inductivism -- 3. Falsificationism -- 4. Revolutions and Rationality -- II. Realism and Antirealism about Science -- 5. Scientific Realism -- 6. Underdetermination -- 7. Explanation and Inference to the Best Explanation -- 8. Realism about What? "Without scientific theory, the technology developments of recent years would not have been possible. In this introduction to philosophy of science, James Ladyman explores the scope of natural science and its implications for human life. With the focus firmly upon realism, he discusses how fundamental philosophical questions can be answered by science and how scientific theory can confirm and inform our basic and intrinsic knowledge."--BOOK JACKET. Science Philosophy. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy042/2001048105.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0650/2001048105-d.html ddc BK 132770 132770 0 0 ddc 0 501_000000000000000_LAU 0 NFIC 249443 DUL DUL GEN 2016-12-08 Purchased 501 LAU 405948 2016-12-08 2 2016-12-08 BK 0 0 ddc 0 501_000000000000000_LAU 0 NFIC 249444 DUL DUL GEN 2016-12-08 Purchased 501 LAU 396838 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 BK