Explaining Science's Success

Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Explaining Science's Success by John Wright, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Wright ISBN: 9781317544883
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 11, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: John Wright
ISBN: 9781317544883
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 11, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Paul Feyeraband famously asked, what's so great about science? One answer is that it has been surprisingly successful in getting things right about the natural world, more successful than non-scientific or pre-scientific systems, religion or philosophy. Science has been able to formulate theories that have successfully predicted novel observations. It has produced theories about parts of reality that were not observable or accessible at the time those theories were first advanced, but the claims about those inaccessible areas have since turned out to be true. And science has, on occasion, advanced on more or less a priori grounds theories that subsequently turned out to be highly empirically successful. In this book the philosopher of science, John Wright delves deep into science's methodology to offer an explanation for this remarkable success story.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Paul Feyeraband famously asked, what's so great about science? One answer is that it has been surprisingly successful in getting things right about the natural world, more successful than non-scientific or pre-scientific systems, religion or philosophy. Science has been able to formulate theories that have successfully predicted novel observations. It has produced theories about parts of reality that were not observable or accessible at the time those theories were first advanced, but the claims about those inaccessible areas have since turned out to be true. And science has, on occasion, advanced on more or less a priori grounds theories that subsequently turned out to be highly empirically successful. In this book the philosopher of science, John Wright delves deep into science's methodology to offer an explanation for this remarkable success story.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Russia's Chechen War by John Wright
Cover of the book Encyclopedia of Parenting by John Wright
Cover of the book Long-range Effects of Child and Adolescent Sexual Experiences by John Wright
Cover of the book Berlioz and Debussy: Sources, Contexts and Legacies by John Wright
Cover of the book Lucas Malet, Dissident Pilgrim by John Wright
Cover of the book A Cosmopolitan Journey? by John Wright
Cover of the book Second Language Acquisition by John Wright
Cover of the book The New Normal by John Wright
Cover of the book Anna Halprin by John Wright
Cover of the book Worldwide Destinations by John Wright
Cover of the book The Birth of Western Painting (Routledge Revivals) by John Wright
Cover of the book The Methodological Dilemma by John Wright
Cover of the book Promoting Sustainable Behaviour by John Wright
Cover of the book Terrorism Today by John Wright
Cover of the book Media and Power in Post-Soviet Russia by John Wright
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy