The scientific image

The scientific image / Bas C. van Fraassen.

Presenting an empiricist alternative to both logical positivism and scientific realism, this book insists on a literal understanding of the language of science and on an irreducibly pragmatic dimension of theory acceptance.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Van Fraassen, Bas C., 1941-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1980.
Series:	Clarendon library of logic and philosophy.
Subjects:	Science > Philosophy. SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects. Science > Philosophy Empirismus Wissenschaftsphilosophie Wissenschaftstheorie Natuurwetenschappen. Filosofie. Filosofia Da Ciencia. Philosophie des sciences. Empirisme. Positivisme logique. Réalisme (philosophie)
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Summary:	Presenting an empiricist alternative to both logical positivism and scientific realism, this book insists on a literal understanding of the language of science and on an irreducibly pragmatic dimension of theory acceptance.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191519727 0191519723 0198244274 9780198244271 9780191597473 0191597473
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.