Kuro
4 aug. 2020
Resorts to strawmen whenever he mentions things doesn’t agree with. An extremely unconvincing treatment of a constructed version of the history of science
How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the listener on a grand tour of one hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science.
Intended for undergraduates and general audiences with no prior background in philosophy, Theory and Reality covers logical positivism; the problems of induction and confirmation; Karl Popper's theory of science; Thomas Kuhn and "scientific revolutions"; the views of Imre Lakatos, Larry Laudan, and Paul Feyerabend; and challenges to the field from sociology of science, feminism, and science studies. The book then looks in more detail at some specific problems and theories, including scientific realism, the theory-ladeness of observation, scientific explanation, and Bayesianism. Finally, Godfrey-Smith defends a form of philosophical naturalism as the best way to solve the main problems in the field.
© 2017 Tantor Audio (Ljudbok): 9781541487833
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Ljudbok: 19 december 2017
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How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the listener on a grand tour of one hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science.
Intended for undergraduates and general audiences with no prior background in philosophy, Theory and Reality covers logical positivism; the problems of induction and confirmation; Karl Popper's theory of science; Thomas Kuhn and "scientific revolutions"; the views of Imre Lakatos, Larry Laudan, and Paul Feyerabend; and challenges to the field from sociology of science, feminism, and science studies. The book then looks in more detail at some specific problems and theories, including scientific realism, the theory-ladeness of observation, scientific explanation, and Bayesianism. Finally, Godfrey-Smith defends a form of philosophical naturalism as the best way to solve the main problems in the field.
© 2017 Tantor Audio (Ljudbok): 9781541487833
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 19 december 2017
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Kuro
4 aug. 2020
Resorts to strawmen whenever he mentions things doesn’t agree with. An extremely unconvincing treatment of a constructed version of the history of science
JM
9 juni 2021
A good tour of the philosophy of science, with a good structure. The beginning of the book is particularly delightful. It does get tedious at times, as most textbooks do.The world needs more audiobooks like this.
Kimmo
9 aug. 2020
Oli hauska kuulla yleiskatsaus minulle pääosin tutuista filosofeista. Kiinnostavaa kuitenkin nähdä, kuinka syvä kuilu angloamerikkalaisen ja eurooppalaisen filosofian välillä yhä ammottaa.
Стефан
2 maj 2020
Хубава книга. Всеки който ичи наука трябва да е наясно с основните концепции разгледани в нея
Steffen
28 feb. 2023
This book seems not very suited for audio, as it refers to figures.
Helhetsbetyg baserat på 92 betyg
Informativ
Smart
Tankeväckande
Ladda ner appen för att vara med i snacket och lämna recensioner.
Visar 5 av 92
Kuro
4 aug. 2020
Resorts to strawmen whenever he mentions things doesn’t agree with. An extremely unconvincing treatment of a constructed version of the history of science
JM
9 juni 2021
A good tour of the philosophy of science, with a good structure. The beginning of the book is particularly delightful. It does get tedious at times, as most textbooks do.The world needs more audiobooks like this.
Kimmo
9 aug. 2020
Oli hauska kuulla yleiskatsaus minulle pääosin tutuista filosofeista. Kiinnostavaa kuitenkin nähdä, kuinka syvä kuilu angloamerikkalaisen ja eurooppalaisen filosofian välillä yhä ammottaa.
Стефан
2 maj 2020
Хубава книга. Всеки който ичи наука трябва да е наясно с основните концепции разгледани в нея
Steffen
28 feb. 2023
This book seems not very suited for audio, as it refers to figures.
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