Understanding scientific understanding / Henk W. de Regt.
2017
Q175 .R348 2017
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Title
Understanding scientific understanding / Henk W. de Regt.
Author
Regt, Henk W. de, author.
ISBN
9780190652944 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
Q175 .R348 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
501
Summary
Understanding is a central aim of science and highly important in present-day society. But what precisely is scientific understanding and how can it be achieved? This text answers these questions, through philosophical analysis and historical case studies, and presents a philosophical theory of scientific understanding that highlights its contextual nature.
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Understanding is a central aim of science and highly important in present-day society. But what precisely is scientific understanding and how can it be achieved? This text answers these questions, through philosophical analysis and historical case studies, and presents a philosophical theory of scientific understanding that highlights its contextual nature.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 19, 2017).
Series
Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
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Print version: 9780190652913
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