Patterns of Discovery: An Inquiry into the Conceptual Foundations of Science - Brossura

Hanson, Norwood Russell

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ISBN 10: 0521092612 ISBN 13: 9780521092616

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

Philosophers of science have given considerable attention to the logic of completed scientific systems. In this 1958 book, Professor Hanson turns to an equally important but comparatively neglected subject, the philosophical aspects of research and discovery. He shows that there is a logical pattern in finding theories as much as in using established theories to make deductions and predictions, and he sets out the features of this pattern with the help of striking examples in the history of science.

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Descrizione del libro

Philosophers of science have given considerable attention to the logic of completed scientific systems. In this 1958 book Professor Hanson turns to an equally important but comparatively neglected subject, the philosophical aspects of research and discovery.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; 1. Observation; 2. Facts; 3. Causality; 4. Theories; 5. Classical particle physics; 6. Elementary particle physics; Appendices; Notes; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521092612
• ISBN 13: 9780521092616
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 252