The Structure of Scientific Theories. Edited with a Critical Introduction by Frederick Suppe

SUPPE Frederick (Ed)

ISBN 10: 0252003187 / ISBN 13: 9780252003189

Published by University of Illinois Press, 1974

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682p, hardback, a very good copy in a very good dust-jacket [0252003187].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Structure of Scientific Theories. Edited with a Critical Introduction by Frederick Suppe
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252003187
• ISBN 13: 9780252003189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

A central problem i the philosophy of science is the structure of scientific theories. This volume is the only comprehensive treatment of philosophical thought on the controversial naature of theories. It contains the papers and sicussions of a major symposium (held at the University of Illinois) which represent the current range of thinking on the subject.

In his book-length introduction, Frederick Suppe provides a survey and critique of the mainstream of thought in the philosophy of science fromthe 1930s to the present day. He presents a critical account of the development of the positivistic analysis, the attacks which led to its rejection, and the alternatives proposed b Hanson, Kuhn, Feyerabend, Toulmin, Popper, Bohm, TBeth, and others.