Author: Ephraim-Stephen Essien and Iniobong Umotong (Eds.)
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-10-10
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1304495884
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book introduces students to the history and philosophy of the natural sciences. The book examines major topics in the history and philosophy of science, including, among others, the meaning, nature, goal and method of science; the meaning, nature and goal of philosophy of science; the problems of induction and causation and the inductive reasoning as the primary logic of science. The book also examines positivism, logical positivism and the analytic philosophical tradition,falsificationism of Karl Popper within the context of his grand philosophy of critical rationalism, methodology of scientific research programme of Imre Lakatos, scientific revolution of Thomas Kuhn, methodological anarchism of Paul Feyerabend, the history of the Western sciences and the philosophical issues associated with them. The origin theories of the universe and, by implication, of man, are also analysed here in perspective. Issues on the environment, its sustainability and renewability are sufficiently adumbrated in this book.
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Download or read book ELEMENTS OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE written by Ephraim-Stephen Essien and Iniobong Umotong (Eds.) and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces students to the history and philosophy of the natural sciences. The book examines major topics in the history and philosophy of science, including, among others, the meaning, nature, goal and method of science; the meaning, nature and goal of philosophy of science; the problems of induction and causation and the inductive reasoning as the primary logic of science. The book also examines positivism, logical positivism and the analytic philosophical tradition,falsificationism of Karl Popper within the context of his grand philosophy of critical rationalism, methodology of scientific research programme of Imre Lakatos, scientific revolution of Thomas Kuhn, methodological anarchism of Paul Feyerabend, the history of the Western sciences and the philosophical issues associated with them. The origin theories of the universe and, by implication, of man, are also analysed here in perspective. Issues on the environment, its sustainability and renewability are sufficiently adumbrated in this book.