Fact and method : explanation, confirmation and reality in the natural and the social sciences /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Richard W., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1987.
Series:Philosophy
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Explanation : the covering-law model. The nature of explanation. Applications. Confirmation as causal comparison. Deductivism : plain and with simplicity. The new positivism. Anti-Bayes. The issue of realism. Learning from anti-realism. A defense of realism. Quantum reality