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Nature's Principles (Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science)

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An edition of Nature's principles (2005)

Nature's Principles (Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science)

1 edition

One of the most basic problems in the philosophy of science involves determining the extent to which nature is governed by laws. This volume presents a wide-ranging overview of the contemporary debate and includes some of its foremost participants. It begins with an extensive introduction describing the historical, logical and philosophical background of the problems dealt with in the essays. Among the topics treated in the essays is the relationship between laws of nature and causal laws as well as the role of ceteris paribus clauses in scientific explanations. Traditionally, the problem of the unity of science was intimately connected to the problem of understanding the unity of nature. This fourth volume of Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science tackles these problems as part of our consideration of the most fundamental aspects of scientific understanding.

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Springer
Language
English
Pages
292

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Cover of: Nature's Principles (Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science)
Nature's Principles (Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science)
July 22, 2005, Springer
Hardcover in English - 1 edition
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Nature's Principles
2005, Springer London, Limited
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First Sentence

"Descartes envisaged an infinite universe in which order could no longer be described, as Aristotle had done, with reference to a unique point at the centre, but depended entirely upon the idea of following universal laws."

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Library of Congress
BD581 .B35 2001, Q174-175.3

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
292
Dimensions
9.5 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL11634021M
ISBN 10
1402032579
ISBN 13
9781402032578
LCCN
2005283177
OCLC/WorldCat
60846363
LibraryThing
4605578
Goodreads
1881648

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OL16975470W

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