Perception and Discovery

An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Norwood Russell Hanson, Matthew D. Lund

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Hanson brought Wittgensteinian ordinary language philosophy to bear on the concepts of science, and his treatments of observation, discovery, and the theory-ladenness of scientific facts remain central to the philosophy of science.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-12-22
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt552 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSynthese Library
Antal sidor339
Upplaga2
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030099084

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Introduction.- Part 1. Provocations and Restraints: 1. On Philosophizing—and Some Logical Distinctions.- 2. Defining Conceptual Boundaries.- 3. Measuring and Counting: More Boundaries.- Part 2. The Act of Scientific Seeing: 4. There Is More to Seeing than Meets the Eye.- 5. Seeing the Same Thing.- 6. Seeing and Seeing As.- 7. Seeing As and Seeing That.- 8. Seeing, Saying, and Knowing.- 9. Spectacles behind the Eyes.- 10. Can We See Facts?.- 11. Facts and Seeing That.- Part 3. Perplexity: the Process of Experimental Research: 12. Waves, Particles, and Facts.- 13. Hypotheses Facta Fingunt.- 14. Scientific Simplicity and Crucial Experiments.- 15. The Systematic Side of Science.- 16. Discovering Causes and Becauses.- 17. What Happens as a Rule.- 18. Theory-Laden Language.- 19. The Scientists’ Toolbox.- 20. Laws, Truths, and Hypotheses.- 21. Principles as Platitudes.- Part 4. Probability and Probable Reasoning in Science.- 22. Frequencies and the Mathematics of Probability.- 23. Using and Interpreting the Probability Calculus.- 24. Elements of Statistical Technique.- 25. The Principle of Uniformity Revisited.- Editor’s Epilogue.- Index.