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020 _a9780198745587
082 _a501 OKA-S
100 _aOkasha, Samir
245 _aPhilosophy of science :
_ba very short introduction /
_cSamir Okasha
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aUnited Kingdom
_bOxford University Press
_c2016
300 _a140 p.
500 _aIn 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
650 _aScience--Philosophy.
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_d92595