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| 100 | _aBird, Alexander | ||
| 245 | _aPhilosophy of science | ||
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_aLondon _bMcGill-Queen university press _c2007 |
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| 300 | _ax,313p. | ||
| 440 | _aFundamentals of Philosophy by John Shand | ||
| 520 | _aContents Preface ix Introduction: the nature of science 1 Part I Representation 1 Laws of nature 25 2 Explanation 61 3 Natural kinds 95 4 Realism 121 Part II Reason 5 Inductive scepticism 165 6 Probability and scientific inference 187 7 Inductive knowledge 215 8 Method and progress 237 Glossary 289 Notes 295 Bibliography 301 Index 309 | ||
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