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paperbackNederlands230 blz.9780198247043
9-6-1983
In this sequence of philosophical essays about natural science, Nancy Cartwright argues that fundamental explanatory laws, the deepest and most admired successes of modern physics, do not in fact describe the regularities that exist in nature. Meer
paperbackEngels260 blz.9780521644112
1e druk
23-9-1999
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. Meer
paperbackEngels204 blz.9783319833132
12-7-2018
GebondenEngels9780415386005
28-5-2008
Nancy Cartwright is one of the most distinguished and influential contemporary philosophers of science. Despite the profound impact of her work, there is neither a systematic exposition of Cartwright’s philosophy of science nor a collection of articles that contains in-depth discussions of the major themes of her philosophy. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415883924
7-6-2010
Nancy Cartwright is one of the most distinguished and influential contemporary philosophers of science. Despite the profound impact of her work, there is neither a systematic exposition of Cartwright’s philosophy of science nor a collection of articles that contains in-depth discussions of the major themes of her philosophy. Meer
GebondenEngels9780521643368
23-9-1999
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. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521677981
31-5-2007
Hunting Causes and Using Them argues that causation is not one thing, as commonly assumed, but many. There is a huge variety of causal relations, each with different characterizing features, different methods for discovery and different uses to which it can be put. Meer
GebondenEngels9780521860819
31-5-2007
Hunting Causes and Using Them argues that causation is not one thing, as commonly assumed, but many. There is a huge variety of causal relations, each with different characterizing features, different methods for discovery and different uses to which it can be put. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781009201889
30-6-2022
What is science and what can it do? Nancy Cartwright here takes issue with three common images of science: that it amounts to the combination of theory and experiment; that all science is basically reducible to physics; and that science and the natural world which it pictures are deterministic. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780812694680
20-6-2019
Renowned philosopher of science Nancy Cartwright presents an original view on scientific realism. Meer
paperbackEngels352 blz.9780199645107
1e druk
6-11-2014
This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. Meer