The Material Realization of Science [electronic resource] From Habermas to Experimentation and Referential Realism / by Hans Radder.

The book addresses the topical issue of scientific realism and it proposes a detailed account of a referential realism. This account exploits several fruitful ideas of Jürgen Habermas, it builds on an analysis of scientific experimentation, and it is developed through an in-depth case study of the h...

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Uniform Title:Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 2214-7942 ; 294
Main Author: Radder, Hans (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 294
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Physics.
Astronomy.
Online Access:
Springer English/International eBooks 2012 - Full Set: 2012 (Springer Link)
Format: Electronic eBook
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The book addresses the topical issue of scientific realism and it proposes a detailed account of a referential realism. This account exploits several fruitful ideas of Jürgen Habermas, it builds on an analysis of scientific experimentation, and it is developed through an in-depth case study of the history of quantum mechanics. The Revised edition, with a new postscript   situates the book within the recent debates on the issues under discussion.
ISBN:9781280799099 (online)
9789400741072 (online)
ISSN:2214-7942 ;