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This book puts forth a radically new conception of science. Maxwell argues that the prevailing view of the relation between scientific theory and evidence is untenable; he calls for a new orthodoxy that sees science as making a hierarchy of assumptions about the comprehensibility of the universe. This new conception has significant implications for both philosophy and science, promises to heal the rift between the two, and will be essential reading for people working in both fields.
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About the Author
Nicholas Maxwell is Emeritus Reader in Philosophy of Science at the University of London.
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"This admirably ambitious book contains more thought-provoking material than can even be mentioned here. Maxwell's treatment of the descriptive problem of simplicity, and his novel proposals about quantum mechanics deserve special note.... Maxwell's highly informed discussions of the changing ontologies of various modern physical theories are enjoyable, and the physical and mathematical appendix of the book should be a great help to the beginners."
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- PublisherClarendon Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0198237766
- ISBN 13 9780198237761
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages332
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