Science and Partial Truth

Science and Partial Truth
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Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780195156515
ISBN-13 : 019515651X
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Download or read book Science and Partial Truth written by Newton C. A. da Costa and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2003 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the consequences of adopting a 'pragmatic' notion of truth in the philosophy of science. This framework describes issues to do with belief, theory acceptance, and the realism-antirealism debate, as well as the nature of scientific models and their heuristic development.


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