Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

by Anthony O'Hear

Book Overview

This balanced and up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of science covers all the main topics in the area, and initiates the student into the moral and social reality of science. O'Hear discusses the growth of knowledge of science, the status of scientific theories and their relationship to observational data, the extent to which scientific theories rest on unprovable paradigms, and the nature of scientific explanations. In later chapters he considers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198248148
• ISBN13: 9780198248149
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Pretty Darn Good

I disagree with the person who wrote the first review of this book. I thought this book was well-written, with interesting insights into the nature of science, and penetrating criticisms of some of the better-known philosophers who have written about the subject. I am always looking for clear prose, and this book has it. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the philosophy of science, philosophy in general, and taut writing.