The Empirical Stance

The Empirical Stance
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 0300103069
ISBN-13 : 9780300103069
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Book Synopsis The Empirical Stance by : Bas C. Van Fraassen

Download or read book The Empirical Stance written by Bas C. Van Fraassen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is empiricism and what could it be? The author, contributor to philosophical logic and the philosophy of science, undertakes a fresh consideration of these questions and offers a programme for renewal of the empiricist tradition.


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