The Advancement of Science
Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:17th Aug '95
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Philip Kitcher resurrects notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of the growth of knowledge and overreactions to philosophical idealizations.
It is a serious, learned, thoroughly argued work. * Nature *
ISBN: 9780195096538
Dimensions: 234mm x 154mm x 28mm
Weight: 662g
430 pages