Images of Empiricism : Essays on Science and Stances, with a Reply from Bas C. Van Fraassen

by Bradley Monton

2020-07-22 23:49:31

Thirteen specially written essays discuss topics from the work of Bas van Fraassen, one of the most important contemporary philosophers of science. The central and unifying theme of the volume is empiricism, an approach which van Fraassen developed ... Read more
Thirteen specially written essays discuss topics from the work of Bas van Fraassen, one of the most important contemporary philosophers of science. The central and unifying theme of the volume is empiricism, an approach which van Fraassen developed most fully in iThe Scientific Image/i andiThe Empirical Stance/i. Thirteen of the world''s leading experts in the field examine van Fraassen''s defence of scientific anti-realism (which he sees as a core tenet of empiricism), as well as his claim that adopting a philosophical position like empiricism does not consist in holding a particularset of beliefs, but is rather a matter of taking a istance/i. iImages of Empiricism/i concludes with an extensive and intriguing reply by van Fraassen, in which he develops and corrects his old views, and offers new insights into the nature of science, empiricism, and philosophy itself. Less

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File size9.27x6.46x1.11inches
Print pages390
PublisherOUP UK
Publication date February 1, 2008
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780199218844

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