The Metaphysics of Science: An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories (repost)
The Metaphysics of Science: An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories
Springer; 2nd edition | April 11, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1402038372 | 336 pages | PDF | 1.25 Mb
Springer; 2nd edition | April 11, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1402038372 | 336 pages | PDF | 1.25 Mb
The Metaphysics of Science provides a clear, well-founded conception of modern science, according to which its core consists of particular metaphysical principles. On this view, both the empirical and the theoretical aspects of science are the result of the attempt to apply these metaphysical principles to reality. There is a flexibility in the application of the principles, however, so that, in their scientific guise, they may come to be reformed over time through scientific revolutions.