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BL
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| Record Number
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873807
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| Main Entry
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Okasha, Samir
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| Title & Author
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Philosophy of science : : a very short introduction /\ Samir Okasha.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford, United Kingdom :: Oxford University Press,, 2016.
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, ©2016
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| Series Statement
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A Very short introduction ;; 67
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| Page. NO
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140 pages :: illustrations ;; 18 cm.
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| ISBN
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0198745583
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: 9780198745587
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| Notes
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Previous edition: 2002.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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What is science? -- Scientific inference -- Explanation in science -- Realism and anti-realism -- Scientific change and scientific revolutions -- Philosophical problems in physics, biology, and psychology -- Science and its critics.
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| Abstract
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"In this new edition Samir Ikasha reviews the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a brief account of the history of modern science, he asks whether there is a discernible pattern to the way scientific ideas change over time. He examines scientific inference, scientific explanation, and the debate between realist and anti-realist views of science."--Provided by publisher.
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Science-- Philosophy.
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08.35 philosophy of science.
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08.35 philosophy of science.
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Popular Science and Mathematics.
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Popular Science.
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Science-- Philosophy.
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| Dewey Classification
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501
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| LC Classification
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Q175.O4555 2016
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MMcmedlit
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Q 1200 OKA.uk-btusl
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