Speculation : Within and about Science.

Newton deplored speculation in science, Einstein reveled in it. What exactly are scientific speculations? Are they ever legitimate? Are they subject to constraints? This book defends a pragmatic approach to these issues and applies it to speculations within science (e.g., ones in fundamental physics...

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Main Author:	Achinstein, Peter
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2018.
Subjects:	Science > Methodology. Science > Philosophy. Sciences > Méthodologie. Epistemology. PHILOSOPHY. Metaphysics. Philosophy & Social Aspects. SCIENCE. Science > Methodology Science > Philosophy Electronic books.
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