Scientific Rationality, the Human Condition, and 20th Century Cosmologies

by Adolf Grünbaum

Book Overview

Adolf Gr nbaum is one of the giants of 20th century philosophy of science. This volume is the first of three collecting his most essential and highly influential work.

The essays collected in this first volume focus on three related areas. They discuss scientific rationality-the problem of what it takes for a theory to be called scientific, and ask whether it is plausible to draw a clear distinction between science and non-science as was famously...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199989923
• ISBN13: 9780199989928
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"