The arch of knowledge : an introductory study of the history of the philosophy and methodology of science (University Paperbacks)

Oldroyd, D. R. (David Roger)

ISBN 10: 0416013414 / ISBN 13: 9780416013412

Published by Methuen, 1986

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Pbk, 413 pages ; 22 cm. A clean unmarked copy in fine condition. Contents : Ancient tradition -- Philosophy of the new science -- Problems for empiricism and for the philosophy of the new science -- Facts and theories : Herschel, Mill and Whewell, and the Whewell -- Mill controversy -- Nineteenth-century positivism -- Logic and logical empiricism -- New physics and its impact on philosophy of science -- Reaction to inductivism : Popper and falsification -- Science as a dynamic social system : Kuhn, Lakatos abd Feyerabend -- sociology of knowledge theorists.[Science Philosophy History - Science Methodology History] v55 / m16076.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The arch of knowledge : an introductory study of the history of the philosophy and methodology of science (University Paperbacks)
• Publisher: Methuen
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0416013414
• ISBN 13: 9780416013412
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Adopts the notion of an 'arch of knowledge' representing the double pathway of induction and deduction: from empirical observations to theoretical principles to predictions that may be tested experimentally.