A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, 4th Edition

By John Losee

Book Overview

Designed for first-time readers of the subject, this stimulating introduction offers a historical exposition of differing views on the philosophy of science. With concise profiles presenting the major... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198700555
• ISBN13: 9780198700555
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.9" x 8.9" x 0.9"

Customer Reviews

Superb HISTORY

This is NOT a basic introduction to philosophy of science; it is a basic history of the evolution of philosophy of science. As such, it serves its purpose very well.

Superb HISTORY

This is not an introduction to philosophy of science; it is a history of the evolution of philosophy of science. As such, it serves its purpose very well.

As the title says

this is an introduction to the history of philosophical thinking throughout history, not an indepth treatment of ethics throughout history as one reviewer criticised it for not being (something it never stated it was).It is thorough without being overwhelming for someone interested in an introduction to philosopphy, and it is interesting not dry and boring or hard to follow as many philosophy books can prove to be. It is exactly what it says it is and does a good job at it.

A nice little volume

Losse starts with the Pythagoreans, the atomists, and Aristotle. He ends up discussing Popper, Hempel, Kuhn, Feyerband, Lakatos, and a variety of contemporary philosophers. It's densely packed, and for novices to philosophy or logic it might take some effort, but for those with a little background it is easy and, at least for me, fun.