Constructive Empiricism
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Constructive Empiricism

Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science

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Constructive Empiricism

Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science

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Constructive empiricism is not just a view regarding the aim of science; it is also a view regarding the epistemological framework in which one should debate the aim of science. This is the focus of this book – not with scientific truth, but with how one should argue about scientific truth.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2010
ISBN
9780230281820
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy & Ethics in Science

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1 Arguments Concerning Constructive Empiricism
  9. 2 Epistemic Voluntarism: Rationality, Inference and Empiricism
  10. 3 Against Epistemic Voluntarism: Musgrave, Modality and Mathematics
  11. 4 On the Nature and Norms of Acceptance and Belief
  12. Conclusion: What Is This Thing Called ‘Constructive Empiricism’?
  13. Notes
  14. References
  15. Index