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Review: What Is This Thing Called Science?User Review - Racheln6 - GoodreadsI think this book needs a bit more interesting things. This book is a long book and it has some interesting things in it but, I still think it needs more details. Read full review Review: What Is This Thing Called Science?User Review - Mr. C - GoodreadsFinished it last year. I enjoyed it quite a lot, and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the philosophy of science. It explains a lot of the philosophical ideas that we currently take for granted ... Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesable account of science anti-realism anti-realist argued argument Aristotelian assumptions atomic attempt Bayesian century chapter characterisation claim confirmed conjectures consequence constitute Copernican theory Copernicus creation science degrees of belief derived detailed earth electromagnetic electron established evidence example experiment experimental results extent fallible false falsifiable falsificationism falsificationist Feyerabend Galileo gestalt switches hard core Hertz historical history of science Howson and Urbach hypothesis idea Imre Lakatos induction inductivist involved kind Kuhn Kuhn's Lakatos laws light logical mechanical philosophy mechanics ments method moon motion nature Newton's theory Newtonian novel predictions objective observable facts observation statements orbit paradigm philosophers philosophy of science physics planet planetary Popper position posterior probabilities precise prior probabilities problem progress question realist reason relevant research program rival scientific knowledge scientific revolution scientific theories scientists sense significant situation Snell's law straightforward telescope theoretical theory of relativity theory-dependent tion true truth Venus waves References to this bookFrom other books
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