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The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science
Nancy Cartwright
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Description for The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science
Paperback. This important and innovative collection of essays argues for a patchwork of laws of nature. Num Pages: 260 pages, 36 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
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 modern science works - as empiricism teaches us we should - we end up with a world where some features are precisely ordered, others are given to rough regularity and still others behave in their own diverse ways. This patchwork makes sense when we realise that laws are very special productions of nature, ... Read more
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 modern science works - as empiricism teaches us we should - we end up with a world where some features are precisely ordered, others are given to rough regularity and still others behave in their own diverse ways. This patchwork makes sense when we realise that laws are very special productions of nature, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521644112
SKU
V9780521644112
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Reviews for The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science
'Written with a literary sensitivity, knocks numerous nails square on the head … provides a wonderful antidote to the abundant quack-medicine views of what science is and an excellent example of progress in philosophical thought.' The Times Higher Education Supplement