The Metaphysics of Science: An Account of Modern Science in terms of Principles, Laws and Theories
Published 14 March 2014
Craig Dilworth
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Preface. Introduction. 1. Empiricism vs. realism - the perennial debate in the philosophy of science. 2. Fundamental and refined principles: the core of modern science. 3. Empirical laws: the supervention of experience. 4. Scientific theories: closing the circle. 5. The principle-theory-law model of scientific explanation. 6. The social sciences: a consideration of economics. 7. Natural kinds. 8. Probability and confirmation. 9. Empiricism vs. realism revisited. 10. Modern science and the future. References. Index.
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