Exceeding Our Grasp: Science, History, and the Problem of Unconceived Alternatives
Author(s)
Stanford, P. Kyle
Stanford, P. Kyle
Realism, Pessimism, And Underdetermination -- Chasing Duhem: The Problem Of Unconceived Alternatives -- Darwin And Pangenesis: The Search For The Material Basis Of Generation And Heredity -- Galton And The Stirp Theory -- August Weismann's Theory Of The Germ-plasm -- History Revisited: Pyrrhic Victories For Scientific Realism -- Selective Confirmation And The Historical Record: Another Such Victory Over The Romans? -- Science Without Realism? P. Kyle Stanford. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-221) And Index.
| Name in long format: | Exceeding Our Grasp: Science, History, and the Problem of Unconceived Alternatives |
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| ISBN-10: | 0195174089 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195174083 |
| Book pages: | 234 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 0.85 Inches, Length: 9.48 Inches, Weight: 1.11994829096 Pounds, Width: 6.36 Inches |
