A Philosopher Looks at Science

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvNancy Cartwright,Nancy (Durham University) Cartwright

249 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

What is science and what can it do? Nancy Cartwright here takes issue with three common images of science: that it amounts to the combination of theory and experiment; that all science is basically reducible to physics; and that science and the natural world which it pictures are deterministic. The author's innovative and thoughtful book draws on examples from the physical, life, and social sciences alike, and focuses on all the products of science - not just experiments or theories - and how they work together. She reveals just what it is that makes science ultimately reliable, and how this reliability is nevertheless still compatible with a view of nature as more responsive to human change than we might think. Her book is a call for greater intellectual humility by and within scientific institutions. It will have strong appeal to anyone who thinks about science and how it is practised in society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-06-30
Mått196 x 136 x 22 mm
Vikt227 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieA Philosopher Looks At
Antal sidor222
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009201889

Tillhör följande kategorier

'When the philosopher Nancy Cartwright looks at science … she challenges the image of scientists who simply produce bold theories and put these to experimental tests. She sees a rich and complex network of activities and methods; together they help us to develop the concepts in which our theories are formulated, build models and forge narratives with which to understand the world, and create the phenomena required to put these theories to work and to the test.' Times Literary Supplement

Mer från samma författare

Hunting Causes and Using Them

Nancy Cartwright, Nancy (London School of Economics and Political Science) Cartwright

Häftad

449 kr

Philosophy of Social Science

Nancy Cartwright, Eleonora Montuschi, San Diego) Cartwright, Nancy (Durham University and University of California, Eleonora (University of Venice and London School of Economics) Montuschi, Eleanora Montuschi

Häftad

439 kr

Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement

Nancy Cartwright, London School of Economics and Political Science) Cartwright, Nancy (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy

Häftad

829 kr

How the Laws of Physics Lie

Nancy Cartwright, London School of Economics) Cartwright, Nancy (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy

Häftad

769 kr

The Tangle of Science

Nancy Cartwright, Jeremy Hardie, Eleonora Montuschi, Matthew Soleiman, Ann C. Thresher, Durham University) Cartwright, Nancy (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, CPNSS London School of Economics) Hardie, Jeremy (Research Associate, Research Associate, University Ca' Foscari Venice) Montuschi, Eleonora (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, San Diego) Soleiman, Matthew (PhD candidate, PhD candidate, University of California, San Diego) Thresher, Ann C. (PhD candidate, PhD candidate, University of California, Ann C Thresher

Inbunden

599 kr

Philosophy of Social Science

MONTUSCHI CARTWRIGHT, Montuschi Cartwright, Nancy Cartwright, Eleonora Montuschi, San Diego) Cartwright, Nancy (Durham University and University of California, Eleonora (University of Venice and London School of Economics) Montuschi

Inbunden

2 199 kr

Evidence-Based Policy

Nancy Cartwright, Jeremy Hardie, LSE and UCSD) Cartwright, Nancy (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, LSE) Hardie, Jeremy (, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences, CARTWRIGHT, Cartwright

Inbunden

1 649 kr

Evidence-Based Policy

Nancy Cartwright, Jeremy Hardie, LSE and UCSD) Cartwright, Nancy (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, LSE) Hardie, Jeremy (, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences

Häftad

349 kr

Del 38

Otto Neurath

Nancy Cartwright, Jordi Cat, Lola Fleck, Thomas E. Uebel, Nancy (London School of Economics and Political Science) Cartwright, Massachusetts) Cat, Jordi (Harvard University, Lola (London School of Economics and Political Science) Fleck, Thomas E. (London School of Economics and Political Science) Uebel

Häftad

789 kr