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Science and partial truth : a unitary approach to models and scientific reasoning /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Costa, Newton C. A. da
Corporate Author: UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Other Authors: French, Steven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]
Series:Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
Subjects:
Reasoning.
Science > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Aims and Overview
  • 1. Truth, the Whole Truth, and Partial Truth
  • 2. Theories and Models
  • 3. Models and Models
  • 4. Acceptance, Belief, and Commitment
  • 5. Inconsistency in Science
  • 6. Partiality, Pursuit, and Practice
  • 7. Quasi Truth and the Nature of Induction
  • 8. From Pragmatic Realism to Structural Empiricism
  • 9. Extensions.