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Johansson, Lars-Gن ran,author

1 online resource (xv, 257 pages)illustrations

Springer undergraduate texts in philosophy

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253) and index , Part 1. What is science? The evolution of science -- Knowledge -- Hypotheses and hypothesis testing -- On scientific data -- Qualitative data and methods -- Theories about the development of science -- Part 2. Philosophical reflections on four core concepts in science : causes, explanations, laws and models. On causes and correlations -- Explanations -- Explanation in the humanities and social sciences -- Scientific laws -- Theories, models and reality -- Part 3. Some auxiliaries. The mind-body problem -- Science and values -- Some trends in science -- Appendix: Logical forms

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