{"product_id":"philosophy-of-science-an-introduction-sixth-edition-9780578575117","title":"Philosophy of Science: An Introduction (Sixth Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thomas J. Hickey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thomas J. Hickey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thomas J. Hickey\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise and accessible book is a synthesis of the basic principles of the contemporary pragmatist (or neopragmatist) philosophy of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt discusses the aim of basic science, the methods of scientific discovery, the criteria for scientific criticism, and the nature of scientific explanation. Included is description of a newly emergent specialty called computational philosophy of science, in which computerized discovery systems create and test new scientific theories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also examines the essentials of the underlying pragmatist philosophy of language that has made philosophy of science a coherent and analytical discipline, and that has given new meaning to such key concepts as \"theory\", \"observation\" and \"explanation\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the sixth edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas J. Hickey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47780153622679,"sku":"9780578575117","price":2289.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780578575117.webp?v=1778042825","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/philosophy-of-science-an-introduction-sixth-edition-9780578575117","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}