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What is this thing called science? : an assessment of the nature and staus of science and its methods / A . F. Chalmers

by A. F. Chalmers

This introduction to the philosophy of science is organised around the scientific method, featuring updated content on the Bayesian approach, experimentalism, and scientific laws. It also explores contemporary debates surrounding realism and anti-realism.

Accession 29379 ISBN 0702213411 Publisher University of Queensland Press
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