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Lectures on Structure and Significance of Science

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  • © 1977

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Authors:
  1. H. Mohr

    1. Biologisches Institut II der Universität, Freiburg, Germany

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Prologue Science and Responsibility

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    Pages 1-20

  3. The Motivation of Science

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    Pages 21-28

  4. The Scientific Approach (1): Terminology and Language

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    Pages 29-41

  5. The Scientific Approach (2): Data, Hypotheses, and Theories

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    Pages 42-55

  6. The Scientific Approach (3): Laws, Prediction, Explanation

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    Pages 56-75

  7. The Principle of Causality

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    Pages 76-85

  8. The Structure of Teleological Action

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    Pages 86-94

  9. Physics and Biology: The Problem of Reduction

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    Pages 95-106

  10. Physiology and Comparative Biology

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    Pages 107-126

  11. Tradition and Progress in Science: The Notion of Paradigms

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    Pages 127-142

  12. The Ethics of Science

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    Pages 143-154

  13. Science and Technology

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    Pages 155-168

  14. The Crisis of Science

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    Pages 169-179

  15. Science and Values

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    Pages 180-195

  16. Epilogue Epistemology and Evolution

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    Pages 196-207

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 208-227
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Biologisches Institut II der Universität, Freiburg, Germany

    H. Mohr

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lectures on Structure and Significance of Science

  • Authors: H. Mohr

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45496-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-45498-1Published: 14 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-45496-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 228

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general, Biomedicine general

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