Philosophy of science for scientists / Lars-Göran Johansson.
"Offers an introduction to the philosophy of science. It helps undergraduate students from the natural, the human and social sciences to gain an understanding of what science is, how it has developed, what its core traits are, how to distinguish between science and pseudo-science and to discove...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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| Series: | Springer undergraduate texts in philosophy,
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| Summary: | "Offers an introduction to the philosophy of science. It helps undergraduate students from the natural, the human and social sciences to gain an understanding of what science is, how it has developed, what its core traits are, how to distinguish between science and pseudo-science and to discover what a scientific attitude is. It argues against the common assumption that there is fundamental difference between natural and human science, with natural science being concerned with testing hypotheses and discovering natural laws, and the aim of human and some social sciences being to understand the meanings of individual and social group actions. Instead examines the similarities between the sciences and shows how the testing of hypotheses and doing interpretation/hermeneutics are similar activities"--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 257 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783319265513 3319265512 |
| ISSN: | 2569-8737. |