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9783031410406: Theory, Evidence, Data: Themes from George E. Smith

Synopsis

This book builds on the path-breaking work of George E. Smith and further explores the notions of evidence and confirmation in the exact sciences from two perspectives: conceptual and historical. Contributions in this volume investigate the philosophical presuppositions, explanatory scope, and historical precursors of evidence in mathematical physics and related disciplines. The papers are written by and of interest to philosophers and historians of science.

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À propos de l?auteur

Marius Stan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He works in history and philosophy of science, with an emphasis on classical physics. He is co-author, with Katherine Brading, of Philosophical Mechanics in the Age of Reason (Oxford), and author of Kant's Natural Philosophy (Cambridge).

Christopher Smeenk is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Rotman Institute at Western University, Ontario. He works in general philosophy of science, philosophy of cosmology, and history of physics. In addition to numerous articles, he is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Newton (with Eric Schliesser) and co-author of The Aim and Structure of Cosmological Theory (with James Owen Weatherall).

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9783031410437: Theory, Evidence, Data: Themes from George E. Smith

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ISBN 10 :  3031410432 ISBN 13 :  9783031410437
Editeur : Springer, 2024
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