Science Without Laws

Name: Science Without Laws
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ISBN: 9780226292083

ISBN-10: 0226292088

ISBN-13: 9780226292083

Edition: 1999

Authors: Ronald N. Giere

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Debate over the nature of science has recently moved from the halls of academia into the public sphere. At issue is the question of whether scientific knowledge is objective or socially mediated.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/1/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The Science Wars in Perspective



Perspectives on Science Studies



Viewing Science



Explaining Scientific Revolutions



Science and Technology Studies



Perspectives on Science



Naturalism and Realism



Science without Laws of Nature



The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Theories



Visual Models and Scientific Judgment



Perspectives on the Philosophy of Science


Introduction



Philosophy of Science Naturalized



Constructive Realism



The Feminism Question in the Philosophy of Science



From Wissenschaftliche Philosophie to Philosophy of Science


Conclusion Underdetermination, Relativism, and Perspectival Realism


Notes


References


Index