Overview :In this, the first book devoted to Peter Achinstein's influential work in philosophy of science, twenty distinguished philosophers, includin... Read More
Overview :What is required for something to be evidence for a hypothesis? In this fascinating, elegantly written work, distinguished philosopher of s... Read More
Overview :Newton urged scientists never to speculate, only to prove by establishing experimental facts. By contrast, Einstein urged scientists to spec... Read More
Overview :Offering a new approach to scientific explanation, this book focuses initially on the explaining act itself. From that act, a "product" emer... Read More
Overview :Is there a universal set of rules for discovering and testing scientific hypotheses? Since the birth of modern science, philosophers, scient... Read More
Overview :Physicists think they have discovered the top quark. Biologists believe in evolution. But what precisely constitutes evidence for such claim... Read More
Overview :While the scientist works essentially with what he observes, with the measurable properties of nature, the philosopher of science is concern... Read More
Overview :The essays in this volume address three fundamental questions in the philosophy of science: What is required for some fact to be evidence fo... Read More
Overview :This volume brings together eleven essays by the distinguished philosopher of science, Peter Achinstein. The unifying theme is the nature of... Read More
Overview :What is meant by scientific evidence, and how can a definition of this concept be applied in the sciences to determine whether observed fact... Read More