Brady wray (8 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : UsedGood. Hardcover; fading, light shelf wear to exterior; otherwise in good conditio n with clean text, firm binding.

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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Analytic Geometry. Book.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in black cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xiii/229 pages. "Kuhn's "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" (1962) has been enduringly influential in philosophy of science, challenging many common presuppositions about the nature of science and the growth of scientific knowledge. However, philosophers have misunderstood Kuhn's view, treating him as a relativist or social constructionist. In this book, Brad Wray argues that Kuhn provides a useful framework for developing an epistemology of science that takes account of the constructive role that social factors play in scientific inquiry. He examines the core concepts of "Structure" and explains the main characteristics of both Kuhn's evolutionary epistemology and his social epistemology, relating "Structure" to Kuhn's developed view presented in his later writings. The discussion includes analyses of the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the plate tectonics revolution in geology. The book will be useful for scholars working in science studies, sociologists and historians of science as well as philosophers of science.". …

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