A01=Jan Faye
Abominable Snowman
Author's Actual Intentions
Author's Literary Intentions
Author_Jan Faye
Author’s Actual Intentions
Author’s Literary Intentions
Bas Van Fraassen
Bridge Law
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Ceteris Paribus Clause
Ceteris Paribus Laws
comparative philosophy of science
Divergent Hypotheses
emergent properties
Empirically Adequate
Epistemic Goals
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Hempel's Deductive Nomological Model
Hempel’s Deductive Nomological Model
Humanity
Hypothetical Intentionalism
Hypothetico Deductive Method
Intentional Explanation
Interpretive Explanations
interpretive sciences
Literary Meaning
Natural Kind
Nominal Essence
Phenomenological Laws
Philosophy
philosophy of knowledge
reductionism and holism
Science
scientific methodology
scientific realism
Sortal Predicates
Sortal Properties
Specific Ontological Domain
Twin Earth
Van Fraassen
Vice Versa
Product details
- ISBN 9781138728004
- Weight: 580g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 21 Dec 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This title was first published in 2002.Science and humanity are usually seen as very different: the sciences of nature aim at explanations whereas the sciences of man seek meaning and understanding. This book shows how these contrasting descriptions fail to fit into a modern philosophical account of the sciences and the arts. Presenting some of the major ideas within the philosophy of science on facts, explanation, interpretation, methods, laws, and theories, Jan Faye compares various approaches, including his own. Arguing that the sciences of nature and the sciences of man share a common practice of acquiring knowledge, this book offers a unique introduction to key aspects in the philosophy of science.
