Keywords:
Science - Methodology.
;
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
An exploration into the nature of scientific knowledge and why it has proved so successful.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (206 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781317544890
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1782427
DDC:
501
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- 1 Some surprising phenomena -- 2 Some unsatisfactory explanations of the phenomena -- 3 A defeasible a priori justification of induction -- 4 The independence of theory from data -- 5 Some more success-conducive properties of theories -- 6 Newton's laws of motion and law of gravitation -- 7 Special relativity -- 8 Mendelian genetics -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
