Understanding inconsistent science /

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Author / Creator:Vickers, Peter.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 273 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12014502
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ISBN:9780191662973
0191662976
9780191758553
0191758558
1299966624
9781299966628
9780199692026
0199692025
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-268) and index.
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Summary:Peter Vickers examines 'inconsistent theories' in the history of science - theories which, though contradictory, are held to be extremely useful. He argues that these 'theories' are actually significantly different entities, and warns that the traditional goal of philosophy to make substantial, general claims about how science works is misguided.
Other form:Print version: Vickers, Peter. Understanding inconsistent science 9780199692026

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