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100			_aGodfrey-Smith, Peter
245			_aTheory and reality : _ban introduction to the philosophy of science _cby Peter Godfrey-Smith
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aLondon : _bUniversity of Chicago Press, _c©2021
300			_axv, 395 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_t1. Introduction
505			_t2. Empiricism
505			_t3. Evidence and Induction
505			_t4. Popper: Conjecture and Refutation
505			_t5. Kuhn's Revolution
505			_t6. Theories and Frameworks
505			_t7. The Challenge from Sociology of Science
505			_t8. Science Is Political
505			_t9. Naturalistic Philosophy
505			_t10. Scientific Realism
505			_t11. Explanation, Laws, and Causes
505			_t12. Bayesianism and New Views of Evidence
505			_t13. Truth, Simplicity, and Other Problems
505			_t14. The Future
520			_aPublisher description: How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of one hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science. Intended for undergraduates and general readers with no prior background in philosophy, Theory and Reality covers logical positivism the problems of induction and confirmation Karl Popper's theory of science Thomas Kuhn and "scientific revolutions" the views of Imre Lakatos, Larry Laudan, and Paul Feyerabend and challenges to the field from sociology of science, feminism, and science studies. The book then looks in more detail at some specific problems and theories, including scientific realism, the theory-ladeness of observation, scientific explanation, and Bayesianism. Finally, Godfrey-Smith defends a form of philosophical naturalism as the best way to solve the main problems in the field. Throughout the text he points out connections between philosophical debates and wider discussions about science in recent decades, such as the infamous "science wars." Examples and asides engage the beginning student a glossary of terms explains key concepts and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter. However, this is a textbook that doesn't feel like a textbook because it captures the historical drama of changes in how science has been conceived over the last one hundred years. Like no other text in this field, Theory and Reality combines a survey of recent history of the philosophy of science with current key debates in language that any beginning scholar or critical reader can follow.
650			_aScience -- Philosophy
650			_aConstructive empiricism
650			_aScientific method
650			_aLogical positivism
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