Selectivity and Discord : Two Problems of Experiment

Allan Franklin

ISBN 10: 0822961946 / ISBN 13: 9780822961949

Published by University Of Pittsburgh Press Nov 2002, 2002

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Neuware - Addresses the fundamental question of whether there are grounds for belief in experimental results. Allan Franklin demonstrates that experimental results are not mere social constructions, and can be used as a basis for scientific knowledge. Seller Inventory # 9780822961949

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Title: Selectivity and Discord : Two Problems of ...

Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press Nov 2002

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Taschenbuch

Condition: Neu

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Synopsis:

Selectivity and Discord addresses the fundamental question of whether there are grounds for belief in experimental results. Specifically, Allan Franklin is concerned with two problems in the use of experimental results in science: selectivity of data or analysis procedures and the resolution of discordant results.By means of detailed case studies of episodes from the history of modern physics, Franklin shows how these problems can be and are solved in the normal practice of science and, therefore, that experimental results may be legitimately used as a basis for scientific knowledge.

About the Author:

<b>Allan Franklin</b> is professor in the Department of Physics at University of Colorado. He is the author of numerous books, including <i>Are There Really Neutrinos? An Evidential History; Selectivity and Discord: Two Problems of Experiment;</i> and <i>No Easy Answers: Science and the Pursuit of Knowledge. </i>