Is Science Progressive? by I. Niiniluoto.

This collection brings together several essays which have been written between the years 197 5 and 1983. During that period I have been occupied with the attempt to find a satisfactory explicate for the notion of tnithlike ness or verisimilitude. The technical results of this search have partly app...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Niiniluoto, I. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1984.
Edition:	1st ed. 1984.
Series:	Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 177 Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Philosophy and science. Epistemology. Philosophy and social sciences. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:

1. The Nature of Science
2. How is Philosophy Possible as a Science?
3. Notes on Popper as Follower of Whewell and Peirce
4. The Evolution of Knowledge
5. Scientific Progress
6. The Growth of Theories: Comments on the Structuralist Approach
7. Truthlikeness, Realism, and Progressive Theory-Change
8. The Growth of Knowledge in Mathematics
9. Realism, Worldmaking, and the Social Sciences
10. Finalization, Applied Science, and Science Policy
11. Paradigms and Problem-Solving in Operations Research
12. Remarks on Technological Progress
Index of Names.

Is Science Progressive? by I. Niiniluoto.

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