Understanding Scientific Understanding

Understanding Scientific Understanding
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780190652913
ISBN-13 : 0190652918
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Book Synopsis Understanding Scientific Understanding by : Henk W. de Regt

Download or read book Understanding Scientific Understanding written by Henk W. de Regt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Putting scientific understanding center-stage within the study of scientific explanations, Understanding Scientific Understanding develops and defends a philosophical theory of scientific understanding that can describe and explain the historical variation of criteria for understanding actually employed by scientists. Book jacket.


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