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BL
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849367
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| Main Entry
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Thompson, Mel,1946-
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| Title & Author
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Understand philosophy of science /\ Mel Thompson.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Hodder Education,, 2012.
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| Series Statement
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Teach yourself
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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1444157663
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: 9781444157666
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Cover; Book title; Contents; Meet the author; In one minute; 1 Introduction to the philosophy of science; Philosophers and scientists; The role of the philosophy of science; What this book examines; 2 The history of science; Early Greek thinkers; The medieval world-view; The rise of modern science; Nineteenth-century developments; Relativity and thermodynamics; The impact of quantum mechanics; Genetics; The digital revolution; 3 Reasoning and evidence; Observation and objectivity; Induction; A mathematical universe; Experiments; Hypothesis and confirmation; Abductive reasoning
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The genetic basis of lifeSome implications of genetics; 9 Cosmology; Dimensions and structures; Towards a theory of everything; The human perspective; 10 Science and humankind; The human machine; Human origins and evolution; The status of social and psychological theories; Cognitive science and neuroscience; The social function of science; Postscript; Further reading; Glossary; A; C; D; E; F; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W
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What counts as science?4 Scientific theories and progress; Background; Falsification; Certainty or quest?; Paradigms and 'normal science'; Progress; The status of scientific theories; 5 Realism, language and reductionism; Reality and observation; Language; Reductionism and its implications; 6 Relativism, instrumentalism and relevance; Theory-laden observations; Instrumentalism; Relevance; Science and authority; 7 Predictability and determinism; Predictability and determinism; Probability; Chaos and complexity; 8 The philosophy of biology; Natural selection; Causes and purposes
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| Abstract
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Join the quest for truth. Understand what science means, how it came about, and why it matters.
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| Subject
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Science-- Philosophy, Popular works.
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Science.
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SCIENCE-- Philosophy Social Aspects.
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Science-- Philosophy.
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Science.
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| Dewey Classification
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501
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| LC Classification
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Q175
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