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082			_a501 _bZIM
100			_aJ. M. Ziman
245			_aReliable Knowledge: An Exploration Of The Grounds For Belief In Science _c Ziman J. M.
250			_a1st ed.,
260			_aUsa _b Cambridge University Press _c2008
300			_a197p. _c5.5 x 0.52 x 8.5 inches
500			_aWhy 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
650			_aScience Philosophy
700			_aJ. M. Ziman
942			_cENGLISH
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