Alexander Bird PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Fundamentals of Philosophy Series Editor:John Shand Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details
Fundamentals of Philosophy Series editor:John Shand This series presents an up-to-date set of engrossing,accurate,and lively introductions to all the core areas of philosophy.Each volume is written by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher of the area in question.Care has been taken to produce works that while evenhanded are not mere bland expositions,and as such are original pieces of philosophy in their own right.The reader should not only be well informed by the series, but also experience the intellectual excitement of being engaged in philosophical debate itself.The volumes serve as an essential basis for the undergraduate courses to which they relate,as well as being accessible and absorbing for the general reader.Together they comprise an indispensable library of living philosophy. Published: Piers Benn Ethics Alexander Bird Philosophy of Science Colin Lyas Aesthetics Alexander Miller Philosophy of Language Forthcoming: Stephen Burwood,Paul Gilbert,Kathleen Lennon Philosophy of Mind Richard Francks Modern Philosophy Dudley Knowles Political Philosophy Harry Lesser Ancient Philosophy
Fundamentals of Philosophy Series editor: John Shand This series presents an up-to-date set of engrossing, accurate, and lively introductions to all the core areas of philosophy. Each volume is written by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher of the area in question. Care has been taken to produce works that while evenhanded are not mere bland expositions, and as such are original pieces of philosophy in their own right. The reader should not only be well informed by the series, but also experience the intellectual excitement of being engaged in philosophical debate itself. The volumes serve as an essential basis for the undergraduate courses to which they relate, as well as being accessible and absorbing for the general reader. Together they comprise an indispensable library of living philosophy. Published: Piers Benn Ethics Alexander Bird Philosophy of Science Colin Lyas Aesthetics Alexander Miller Philosophy of Language Forthcoming: Stephen Burwood, Paul Gilbert, Kathleen Lennon Philosophy of Mind Richard Francks Modern Philosophy Dudley Knowles Political Philosophy Harry Lesser Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy of science Alexander Bird University of Edinburgh ROUTLEDG ROUTLEDGE 。 Taylot Francis Group
Philosophy of science Alexander Bird University of Edinburgh
First published 1998 by UCL Press Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor Francis e-Library,2006. "To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor Francis or Routledge's collection of thousands of eBooks please go to http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/." ○1998 Alexander Bird All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,mechanical,or other mean,now known or hereafter invented,including photocopying and recording,or in any information storage or retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data.A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-203-13397-8 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-17709-6(Adobe e-Reader Format) ISBN:1-85728-681-2 (Print Edition)HB 1-85728-504-2 (Print Edition)PB
First published 1998 by UCL Press Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/.” © 1998 Alexander Bird All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other mean, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-203-13397-8 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-17709-6 (Adobe e-Reader Format) ISBN: 1-85728-681-2 (Print Edition) HB 1-85728-504-2 (Print Edition) PB
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