{"product_id":"representing-and-intervening-introductory-topics-in-the-philosophy-of-natural-science-paperback-9780521282468","title":"Representing and Intervening; Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science (Paperback) 9780521282468","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRepresenting and Intervening\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIntroductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism, first published in 1983.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Hacking (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521282468, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 20 October 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … its refreshingly provocative style and broad sweep will excite readers much more than the usual woodenly written introductions.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1983 book is a lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism. It has two parts. 'Representing' deals with the different philosophical accounts of scientific objectivity and the reality of scientific entities. The views of Kuhn, Feyerabend, Lakatos, Putnam, van Fraassen, and others, are all considered. 'Intervening' presents the first sustained treatment of experimental science for many years and uses it to give a new direction to debates about realism. Hacking illustrates how experimentation often has a life independent of theory. He argues that although the philosophical problems of scientific realism can not be resolved when put in terms of theory alone, a sound philosophy of experiment provides compelling grounds for a realistic attitude. A great many scientific examples are described in both parts of the book, which also includes lucid expositions of recent high energy physics and a remarkable chapter on the microscope in cell biology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAnalytical table of contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: rationality\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Representing: 1. What is scientific realism?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Building and causing\u003cbr\u003e 3. Positivism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pragmatism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Incommensurability\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reference\u003cbr\u003e 7. Internal realism\u003cbr\u003e 8. A surrogate for truth\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Intervening: 9. Experiment\u003cbr\u003e 10. Observation\u003cbr\u003e 11. Microscopes\u003cbr\u003e 12. Speculation, calculation, models, approximations\u003cbr\u003e 13. The creation of phenomena\u003cbr\u003e 14. Measurement\u003cbr\u003e 15. Baconian topics\u003cbr\u003e 16. Experimentation and scientific realism\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001500586264,"sku":"9780521282468","price":25.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521282468i_37845496-1d2f-4d08-ab6a-939a3871859f.jpg?v=1691374495","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/representing-and-intervening-introductory-topics-in-the-philosophy-of-natural-science-paperback-9780521282468","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}