Philosophy of Science: What One Needs to Know

This introduction to the philosophy of science offers an overview of the major concepts and developments in contemporary theories of science. Strengths and weaknesses of deductive, inductive, and falsificationist models of science are considered. The “Received View” in the theory of science is contr...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:  
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Clayton, Philip 1956- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
Vérifier la disponibilité: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
En cours de chargement...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publié: Wiley-Blackwell 1997
Dans: Zygon
Année: 1997, Volume: 32, Numéro: 1, Pages: 95-104
Sujets non-standardisés:B inductive models
B philosophy of science
B science parallels / religion
B research programs
B theories of rationality
B Paradigms
B deductive models
B falsification
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Description
Résumé:This introduction to the philosophy of science offers an overview of the major concepts and developments in contemporary theories of science. Strengths and weaknesses of deductive, inductive, and falsificationist models of science are considered. The “Received View” in the theory of science is contrasted with Kuhn's paradigms and Feyerabend's “anything goes,” leading to an examination of the merits of a research program–based approach. After touching on the sociology of science, postmodernism, and the feminist critique, the article concludes with a summary, in six theses, of the implications for religion/science.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contient:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.731997073