UID:
edocfu_9958354010002883
Format:
1 online resource(273p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2006. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9783110326468
Series Statement:
Collected Papers; Volume 11
Content:
Since Rescher’s earliest publication of the middle 1950’s in this field, the philosophy of science has constituted one focus of his interest and preoccupation. Some dozen of Rescher’s contributions to the field are published in the present volume, and they combine to convey his favored way of blending empirical data with philosophical theorizing.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Chapter 1: DOES INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION WORK? --
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Chapter 2: FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE THEORY OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION --
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Chapter 3: TECHNOLOGICAL ESCALATION AND THE EXPLORATION MODEL OF NATURAL SCIENCE --
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Chapter 4: THE LAW OF LOGARITHMIC RETURNS --
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Chapter 5: SOME ISSUES REGARDING THE COMPLETENESS OF SCIENCE AND THE LIMITS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE --
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Chapter 6: BAFFLING PHENOMENA --
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Chapter 7: FINITUDE AND LIMITATIONS (UNREALIZABLE ASPIRATIONS AND LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE) --
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Chapter 8: THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF FUTURE SCIENCE --
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Chapter 9: CAN COMPUTERS OVERCOME OUR LIMITATIONS? --
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Chapter 10: MEANINGLESS NUMBERS --
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Chapter 11: CREDIT FOR MAKING A DISCOVERY --
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Chapter 12: THE ETHICAL DIMENSION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH --
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Chapter 13: MORAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE ECONOMICS OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES --
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Name Index.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110325447
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110326475
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110326468
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110326468
