Perception and Discovery | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9783030099084 | Perception and Discovery | An Introduction to Scientific Inquiry

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Norwood Russell Hanson was one of the most important philosophers of science of the post-war period. Hanson brought Wittgensteinian ordinary language philosophy to bear on the concepts of science, and his treatments of observation, discovery, and the theory-ladenness of scientific facts remain central to the philosophy of science. Additionally, Hanson was one of philosophys great personalities, and his sense of humor and charm come through fully in the pages of Perception and Discovery.
Perception and Discovery, originally published in 1969, is Hansons posthumous textbook in philosophy of science. The book focuses on the indispensable role philosophy plays in scientific thinking. Perception and Discovery features Hansons most complete and mature account of theory-laden observation, a discussion of conceptual and logical boundaries, and a detailed treatment of the epistemological features of scientific research and scientific reasoning. This book is of interest to scholars of philosophy of science, particularly those concerned with Hansons thought and the development of the discipline in the middle of the 20th century. However, even fifty years after Hansons early death, Perception and Discovery still has a great deal to offer all readers interested in science.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Part 1. Provocations and Restraints: 1. On Philosophizing-and Some Logical Distinctions.- 2. Defining Conceptual Boundaries.- 3. Measuring and Counting: More Boundaries.- Part 2. The Act of Scientific Seeing: 4. There Is More to Seeing than Meets the Eye.- 5. Seeing the Same Thing.- 6. Seeing and Seeing As.- 7. Seeing As and Seeing That.- 8. Seeing, Saying, and Knowing.- 9. Spectacles behind the Eyes.- 10. Can We See Facts?.- 11. Facts and Seeing That.- Part 3. Perplexity: the Process of Experimental Research: 12. Waves, Particles, and Facts.- 13. Hypotheses Facta Fingunt.- 14. Scientific Simplicity and Crucial Experiments.- 15. The Systematic Side of Science.- 16. Discovering Causes and Becauses.- 17. What Happens as a Rule.- 18. Theory-Laden Language.- 19. The Scientists' Toolbox.- 20. Laws, Truths, and Hypotheses.- 21. Principles as Platitudes.- Part 4. Probability and Probable Reasoning in Science.- 22. Frequencies and the Mathematics of Probability.- 23. Using and Interpreting the Probability Calculus.- 24. Elements of Statistical Technique.- 25. The Principle of Uniformity Revisited.- Editor's Epilogue.- Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geisteswissenschaften , Kunst , Musik , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xxii 339 S. 83 s/w Illustr. 339 p. 83 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783030099084
ISBN-10:	3030099083
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hanson, Norwood Russell
Redaktion:	Lund, Matthew D.
Herausgeber:	Matthew D Lund
Auflage:	Second Edition 2018
Hersteller:	Springer Palgrave Macmillan Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Norwood Russell Hanson
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.12.2018
Gewicht:	0,552 kg