Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Four bold claims
- 3 A brief history of truth
- 4 Science's contested rationality
- 5 Science's presuppositions
- 6 Science's powers and limits
- 7 Deductive logic
- 8 Probability
- 9 Inductive logic and statistics
- 10 Parsimony and efficiency
- 11 Case studies
- 12 Ethics and responsibilities
- 13 Science education
- 14 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Four bold claims
- 3 A brief history of truth
- 4 Science's contested rationality
- 5 Science's presuppositions
- 6 Science's powers and limits
- 7 Deductive logic
- 8 Probability
- 9 Inductive logic and statistics
- 10 Parsimony and efficiency
- 11 Case studies
- 12 Ethics and responsibilities
- 13 Science education
- 14 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- References
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