Philosophy of Science : An Introduction

By: Thomas Hickey

This ninth edition is a synthesis of the basic principles of the realist neopragmatist philosophy of science. It discusses the aim of basic science, the methods of scientific discovery, the criteria for scientific criticism, and the nature of scientific explanation. The book also examines the essentials of the underlying realistic neopragmatist philosophy of language that has made philosophy of science a coherent and analytical discipline, and that has given new meaning to such key metalinguistic terms as "theory", "observation" and "explanation". Included is a description of a newly emergent specialty called computational philosophy of science, in which artificial-intelligence discovery systems process language to create and test new scientific theories.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964466597
• ISBN13: 9780964466593
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Thomas J. Hickey