Speculation : within and about science /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Achinstein, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Scientific speculation: a pragmatic approach
  • The complex story of simplicity: ontological and epistemic speculations
  • Non-epistemic simplicity: Maxwell, Newton, and speculation
  • Holism vs. particularism: an ethical debate ("find the ether")
  • The ultimate speculation: a "theory of everything" (what is it, and why should we want one?)
  • Summing up.