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Theory and Truth: Philosophical Critique Within Foundational Science

AUTHOR Sklar, Lawrence
PUBLISHER Clarendon Press (04/25/2002)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Skeptics have cast doubt on the idea that scientific theories give us a true picture of an objective world. Lawrence Sklar examines three kinds of skeptical arguments about scientific truth, and explores the important role they play within foundational science itself. Sklar demonstrates that these kinds of philosophical critique are employed within science, and reveals the clear difference between how they operate in a scientific context and more abstract philosophical contexts. The underlying theme of Theory and Truth is that science and philosophy are essential to one another. Sklar advances the claim that one cannot understand the methods of science without a comprehension of philosophy, and one cannot fruitfully pursue philosophy of science without understanding fundamental science as well.
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ISBN-13: 9780199251575
ISBN-10: 0199251576
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 168
Carton Quantity: 1
Product Dimensions: 5.50 x 0.41 x 8.08 inches
Weight: 0.43 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography
Country of Origin: US
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Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Dewey Decimal: 501
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Skeptics have cast doubt on the idea that scientific theories give us a true picture of an objective world. Lawrence Sklar examines three kinds of skeptical arguments about scientific truth, and explores the important role they play within foundational science itself. Sklar demonstrates that these kinds of philosophical critique are employed within science, and reveals the clear difference between how they operate in a scientific context and more abstract philosophical contexts. The underlying theme of Theory and Truth is that science and philosophy are essential to one another. Sklar advances the claim that one cannot understand the methods of science without a comprehension of philosophy, and one cannot fruitfully pursue philosophy of science without understanding fundamental science as well.
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Author: Sklar, Lawrence
Lawrence Sklar is the Carl G. Hempel and William K. Frankena Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Space, Time and Spacetime (1992), Philosophy of Physics (1992), Physics of Chance (Cambridge University Press, 1995) and Theory and Truth (2000).
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