Summary of Samir Okasha's Philosophy of Science

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#1 What is science. According to many, science is the attempt to understand and explain the world we live in. However, this answer is not quite right. Science is not just the collection of activities that are typically labeled science. Rather, it is the shared feature that all the things on that list have in common.

#2 Science is the attempt to understand and explain the world we live in. The modern scientific world-view was developed between the years 1500 and 1750, and it was based on the Copernican revolution, which suggested that the sun was the fixed centre of the universe.

#3 Science is the attempt to understand and explain the world we live in. The modern scientific world-view was developed between the years 1500 and 1750, and it was based on the Copernican revolution, which suggested that the sun was the fixed centre of the universe.

#4 Science is the attempt to understand and explain the world we live in. The modern scientific world-view was developed between the years 1500 and 1750, and it was based on the Copernican revolution, which suggested that the sun was the fixed centre of the universe.

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