Understanding inconsistent science
Peter Vickers examines 'inconsistent theories' in the history of science - theories which, though contradictory, are held to be extremely useful. He argues that these 'theories' are actually significantly different entities, and warns that the traditional goal of philosophy to make substantial, general claims about how science works is misguided.
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- Full title :Understanding inconsistent science / Peter Vickers.
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Peter Vickers examines 'inconsistent theories' in the history of science - theories which, though contradictory, are held to be extremely useful. He argues that these 'theories' are actually significantly different entities, and warns that the traditional goal of philosophy to make substantial, general claims about how science works is misguided.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:1 online resource (xi, 273 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780191662973, 0191662976, 9780191758553, 0191758558, 1299966624, 9781299966628
- oclc:ocn861692599
- LC Classification:Q175
- Dewey Decimal:501
Table of Contents
Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Who Cares about Inconsistency Anyway? -- 1.2 Inconsistency in Science: Contemporary Debates -- 1.2.1 Logic-driven versus content-driven -- 1.2.2 Reconstructing/representing inconsistencies -- 1.3 Going Deeper -- 2 Concepts and Method -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 What is Inconsistency? -- 2.3 Theories of Theories: Syntactic and Semantic -- 2.4 The Substrate of Science -- 2.5 Concepts and Contents of Theories -- 2.6 A New Method: Theory Eliminativism -- 2.7 Back to Inconsistency -- 2.8 Overview
""3 Bohr�s Theory of the Atom""""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Three Inconsistency Claims""; ""3.2.1 Discrete energy states""; ""3.2.2 Quantum transitions""; ""3.2.3 Non-emission of radiation""; ""3.3 Inconsistencies in the Later Theory""; ""3.3.1 Spectral line intensities""; ""3.3.2 The adiabatic principle""; ""3.4 Conclusion""; ""4 Classical Electrodynamics""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Features of the Theory""; ""4.3 Frisch�s Inconsistency Claim""; ""4.4 Defending Frisch""; ""4.4.1 Muller""; ""4.4.2 Belot""; ""4.5 The Significance of the Frisch Inconsistency""; ""4.6 Conclusion""
""5 Newtonian Cosmology""""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 The Concept Ne…
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