The Oxford handbook of philosophy of science

This Handbook provides the reader with access to core areas in the philosophy of science and to new directions in the discipline. Part I contains broad overviews of the main lines of research and the state of established knowledge in six principal areas of the discipline, including computational, ph...

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Other Authors: Humphreys, Paul (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2014, 2014-2016
Series:Oxford handbooks online / Oxford handbooks online
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