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100			_aGodfrey-Smith, Peter
245			_aTheory and reality : an introduction to the philosophy of science
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_c2021 _aChicago : _bThe University of Chicago Press,
300			_axv, 395 p. ; _bill., _c24 cm.
365			_b30.00 _c$ _d86.50
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aHow does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of more than a hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science. Examples and asides engage the beginning student; a glossary of terms explains key concepts; and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter. Like no other text in this field, Theory and Reality combines a survey of recent history of the philosophy of science with current key debates that any beginning scholar or critical reader can follow. The second edition is thoroughly updated and expanded by the author with a new chapter on truth, simplicity, and models in science.
650			_aScience Philosophy
650			_aEmpiricism
650			_aTheories
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