Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)
History of twentieth-century philosophy of science opens with an introduction to contemporary philosophy of science as of the beginning of the twenty-first century, and describes the new specialty of computational philosophy of science. Seven chapters describing the philosophies of several major philosophers of science follow this introductory chapter. These major philosophers include Ernst Mach and Pierre Duhem, Rudolf Carnap and Willard Van Quine, Werner Heisenberg, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend, Norwood Russell Hanson, and Paul Thagard and Herbert Simon. The book concludes with a large bibliography.
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Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)
History of twentieth-century philosophy of science opens with an introduction to contemporary philosophy of science as of the beginning of the twenty-first century, and describes the new specialty of computational philosophy of science. Seven chapters describing the philosophies of several major philosophers of science follow this introductory chapter. These major philosophers include Ernst Mach and Pierre Duhem, Rudolf Carnap and Willard Van Quine, Werner Heisenberg, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend, Norwood Russell Hanson, and Paul Thagard and Herbert Simon. The book concludes with a large bibliography.
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Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

by Thomas J. Hickey
Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

by Thomas J. Hickey

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History of twentieth-century philosophy of science opens with an introduction to contemporary philosophy of science as of the beginning of the twenty-first century, and describes the new specialty of computational philosophy of science. Seven chapters describing the philosophies of several major philosophers of science follow this introductory chapter. These major philosophers include Ernst Mach and Pierre Duhem, Rudolf Carnap and Willard Van Quine, Werner Heisenberg, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend, Norwood Russell Hanson, and Paul Thagard and Herbert Simon. The book concludes with a large bibliography.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940157550806
Publisher: Thomas J. Hickey
Publication date: 12/21/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 800 KB

About the Author

Thomas J. Hickey (1940- ).

MA Philosophy, MA Economics, research econometrician for 35 years working for private industry and government.

Created econometric models for market analysis, risk analysis, regional economics and macroeconomics. Publications are listed in the bibliography of the book.
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