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Reliable Knowledge: An Exploration Of The Grounds For Belief In Science
J. M. Ziman
Reliable Knowledge: An Exploration Of The Grounds For Belief In Science Ziman J. M. - 1st ed., - Usa Cambridge University Press 2008 - 197p. 5.5 x 0.52 x 8.5 inches
Why believe in the findings of science? John Ziman argues that scientific knowledge is not uniformly reliable, but rather like a map representing a country we cannot visit. He shows how science has many elements, including alongside its experiments and formulae the language and logic, patterns and preconceptions, facts and fantasies used to illustrate and express its findings. These elements are variously combined by scientists in their explanations of the material world as it lies outside our everyday experience
9780521406703
Science Philosophy
501 / ZIM
Reliable Knowledge: An Exploration Of The Grounds For Belief In Science Ziman J. M. - 1st ed., - Usa Cambridge University Press 2008 - 197p. 5.5 x 0.52 x 8.5 inches
Why believe in the findings of science? John Ziman argues that scientific knowledge is not uniformly reliable, but rather like a map representing a country we cannot visit. He shows how science has many elements, including alongside its experiments and formulae the language and logic, patterns and preconceptions, facts and fantasies used to illustrate and express its findings. These elements are variously combined by scientists in their explanations of the material world as it lies outside our everyday experience
9780521406703
Science Philosophy
501 / ZIM