Underdetermination An Essay on Evidence and the Limits of Natural Knowledge
Description
This timely book offers a wide-ranging study of the thesis that scientific theories are systematically "underdetermined" by the data they account for. After analyzing the epistemological and ontological aspects of the topic in detail, and reviewing pertinent logical facts and selected scientific cases, the author carefully examines the merits of arguments for and against the thesis. Along the way, he investigates methodological proposals and recent theories of confirmation.
Keywords
SciencePhilosophy & Social AspectsPhilosophy
2008Book
Author(s)Thomas Bonk
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
ISBN9781402068980
LanguageEnglish
