It is often supposed that the spectacular successes of our modern mathematical sciences support a lofty vision of a world completely ordered by one single elegant theory. In this book Nancy Cartwright argues to the contrary. When we draw our image of the world from the way moder…
It is often supposed that the spectacular successes of our modern mathematical sciences support a lofty vision of a world completely ordered by one single elegant theory. In this volume, Nancy Cartwright argues to the contrary.
"The essays in this collection come from the early and late periods of Hempel's career. Most of these essays are hard to track down and four of them are appearing in English for the first time ..."
"La philosophie des sciences regroupe un ensemble de réflexions qui portent non seulement sur les méthodes de la science -ou des sciences- mais aussi sur ses objets, ses fondements, son histoire, sa logique ou ses effets. Ses questionnements sont donc multiples et il est diffici…