Theory Change in Science: Strategies from Mendelian Genetics

Darden, Lindley

ISBN 10: 0195067975 / ISBN 13: 9780195067972

Published by New York: Oxford University Press, 1991., 1991

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8vo. xi, 314 pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Bookstore price sticker at front pastedown, bottom corners and spine-ends lightly bumped. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Theory Change in Science: Strategies from Mendelian Genetics
• Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195067975
• ISBN 13: 9780195067972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This challenging and innovative book examines the processes involved in the birth and development of new scientific ideas. The author has searched for strategies used by scientists for producing new theories, both those that yield a range of plausible hypotheses and ones that aid in narrowing that range. She goes on to focus on the development of the theory of the gene as a case study in scientific creativity. Her discussion of modern genetics greatly demystifies the philosophy of science, and establishes a realistic framework for understanding how scientists actually go about their work. This compelling work will interest a broad range of readers, including biologists and geneticists, along with historians and philosophers of science.

About the Author

Lindley Darden is at University of Maryland, College Park.