It is the purpose of this short book to sketch what seem to be the implications, for both the history of science and its philosophy, of a view of scientific inquiry which perceives science as being-above all else-a problem-solving activity.
An edition of Progress and its problems
(1977)
Progress and its problems
toward a theory of scientific growth
by Larry Laudan
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Progress and Its Problems: Towards a Theory of Scientific Growth
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Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue
Part 1. A Model of Scientific Progress
1. The Role of Empirical Problems
2. Conceptual Problems
3. From Theories to Research Traditions
4. Progress and revolution
Part 2. Applications
5. History and Philosophy of Science
6. The History of Ideas
7. rationality and the Sociology of Knowledge
Epilogue: Beyond Veritas and Praxis
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Names
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 247-254.
Includes index.
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