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Change and Progress in Modern Science

Papers related to and arising from the Fourth International Conference on History and Philosophy of Science, Blacksburg, Virginia, November 1982

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Part of the book series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science (WONS, volume 27)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Reflections on Change

      • Joseph C. Pitt
      Pages 3-5
  3. Conceptual Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
    2. In Praise of Cumulative Progress

      • Marcello Pera
      Pages 267-282
    3. Kuhn’s Critique of Methodology

      • Larry Laudan
      Pages 283-299
    4. Meaning, Acceptance and Dialectics

      • Diderik Batens
      Pages 333-360
    5. Extraterrestrial Science

      • Nicholas Rescher
      Pages 361-392
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 393-400

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

    Joseph C. Pitt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Change and Progress in Modern Science

  • Book Subtitle: Papers related to and arising from the Fourth International Conference on History and Philosophy of Science, Blacksburg, Virginia, November 1982

  • Editors: Joseph C. Pitt

  • Series Title: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6525-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1898-3Published: 31 December 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6527-0Published: 22 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6525-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1566-659X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1974

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 400

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, History, general

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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