What is science? Is there a real difference between science and myth? Is science objective? Can science explain everything? This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a short history of science to set the scene, Samir Okasha goes on to investigate the nature of scientific reasoning, scientific explanation, revolutions in science, and theories such as realism and anti-realism. He also looks at philosophical issues in particular sciences, including the problem of classification in biology, and the nature of space and time in physics. The final chapter touches on the conflicts between science and religion, and explores whether science is ultimately a good thing.
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我發現這本書講述scientific reasoning 和explanation時,並沒有告訴我們那些作為deduction premise的general law是如何被發現的?好比,在解釋行星運動軌跡時,作者告訴我們這是由law of gravity推導(deduction)的一個結論。問題是,這個general law是如何被Newton發現的,...
評分前段時間的美國大選鬧得沸沸揚揚,最後川普當選又是帶來瞭口沫橫飛的各種爭論。我用臉書用得很少,加的朋友有一大部分是以前同學和現在的同事,可能是太接近學術界的圈子,見到對川普最多的評論是關於他對科學和科技發錶的言論。當然他對科學的看法很多從科學的角度來看十分荒...
評分 評分由於使用kindle看的mobi版本,沒有頁碼,所以沒辦法用筆記。就在此處寫寫吧。 一、 在解釋一章《對稱問題》一節裏,作者用瞭旗杆的例子來說明解釋的不對稱問題: "旗杆投射影子的長度和太陽的仰角,連同光走直綫的光學定律和三角運算法則一起,演繹推導齣旗杆的高度。" 之後,...
評分由於使用kindle看的mobi版本,沒有頁碼,所以沒辦法用筆記。就在此處寫寫吧。 一、 在解釋一章《對稱問題》一節裏,作者用瞭旗杆的例子來說明解釋的不對稱問題: "旗杆投射影子的長度和太陽的仰角,連同光走直綫的光學定律和三角運算法則一起,演繹推導齣旗杆的高度。" 之後,...
圖書標籤: 哲學 科學哲學 科學 Philosophy VSI 科普 英文原版 PhilosophyOfScience
What is science? Do we have faith in the inferences that science uses to draw conclusions? What is the interpretation of probability? What exactly is science explanation, based on covering law or causality? Is scientific knowledge limited by our powers of observation?
評分維特根斯坦的噩夢
評分維特根斯坦的噩夢
評分In my memory this book is the first one that fully pure English book I have read. So it may influence me over these year, just like a sympol in front of my closed eyes. I need to open my eyes, not through the language but throught the mind. I hope this change could be the oppotunity to enter another world, another space.
評分牛津簡介係列有它的短小之美~
Philosophy of Science 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載