Perception and discovery : an introduction to scientific inquiry / Norwood Russell Hanson ; Matthew D. Lund, editor.
Hanson, Norwood Russell.; Lund, Matthew D., 1971-
2018
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Title Perception and discovery : an introduction to scientific inquiry / Norwood Russell Hanson ; Matthew D. Lund, editor.
Author Hanson, Norwood Russell.
Edition Second edition.
ISBN 9783319697451 (electronic book)
3319697455 (electronic book)
3319697447
9783319697444
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69745-1
Publication Details Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-69745-1 doi
Call Number Q175
Dewey Decimal Classification 501
Summary 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 philosophy’s 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 Hanson’s posthumous textbook in philosophy of science. The book focuses on the indispensable role philosophy plays in scientific thinking. Perception and Discovery features Hanson’s 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 Hanson’s thought and the development of the discipline in the middle of the 20th century. However, even fifty years after Hanson’s early death, Perception and Discovery still has a great deal to offer all readers interested in science.
Note "First edition edited by Willard C. Humphreys."
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Series Synthese library ; 389.
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Intro; Dedication; Preface for the First Edition; Editor's Prologue for the First Edition; References; Contents; Introduction; References; Part I: Provocations and Restraints; Bibliography; Chapter 1: On Philosophizing-and Some Logical Distinctions; Chapter 2: Defining Conceptual Boundaries; References; Chapter 3: Measuring and Counting: More Boundaries; Part II: The Act of Scientific Seeing; Bibliography; Chapter 4: There Is More to Seeing Than Meets the Eye; References; Chapter 5: Seeing the Same Thing; Reference; Chapter 6: Seeing and Seeing As; References

Chapter 7: Seeing As and Seeing ThatReferences; Chapter 8: Seeing, Saying, and Knowing; References; Chapter 9: Spectacles Behind the Eyes; References; Chapter 10: Can We See Facts?; References; Chapter 11: Facts and Seeing That; References; Part III: Perplexity: The Process of Experimental Research; Bibliography; Chapter 12: Waves, Particles, and Facts; Appendix; The Compton Long Wave-Length Shift Calculated for a Scattering Angle (ø) of 90°; References; Chapter 13: Hypotheses Facta Fingunt; References; Chapter 14: Scientific Simplicity and Crucial Experiments; References

Chapter 15: The Systematic Side of ScienceReference; Chapter 16: Discovering Causes and Becauses; References; Chapter 17: What Happens as a Rule; Chapter 18: Theory-Laden Language; References; Chapter 19: The Scientists' Toolbox; Chapter 20: Laws, Truths, and Hypotheses; References; Chapter 21: Principles and Platitudes; References; Part IV: Probability and Probable Reasoning in Science; Bibliography; Chapter 22: Frequencies and the Mathematics of Probability; References; Chapter 23: Using and Interpreting the Probability Calculus; References; Chapter 24: Elements of Statistical Technique

24.1 Statistical Averages24.2 Statistical Deviations; References; Chapter 25: The Principle of Uniformity Revisited; Editor's Epilogue to the First Edition; Index

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