Scientific representation [electronic resource] : paradoxes of perspective / by Bas C. van Fraassen. Van Fraassen, Bas C., 1941- Science Philosophy. Q175 501 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The author presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. He investigates the nature of representation in both science and art, defends a distinctive position in contemporary philosophy of science, and illuminates the complex relationship between appearance and reality. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 408 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199278220.001.0001 eng