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Science in Flux

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  • © 1975

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  1. Joseph Agassi
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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 28)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages II-XXVI
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  2. A Prologue: On Stability and Flux

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 1-8

  3. Science in Flux

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 9-50

  4. On Novelty

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 51-80

  5. Replies to Diane: Popper on Learning from Experience

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 81-91

  6. Sensationalism

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 92-126

  7. When Should we Ignore Evidence in Favour of a Hypothesis?

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 127-154

  8. Testing as a Bootstrap Operation in Physics

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 155-188

  9. Towards a Theory of Ad Hoc Hypotheses

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 189-207

  10. The Nature of Scientific Problems and their Roots in Metaphysics

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 208-239

  11. Questions of Science and Metaphysics

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 240-269

  12. The Confusion between Physics and Metaphysics in the Standard Histories of Sciences

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 270-281

  13. The Confusion between Science and Technology in the Standard Philosophies of Science

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 282-305

  14. Positive Evidence in Science and Technology

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 306-321

  15. Positive Evidence as a Social Institution

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 322-337

  16. Imperfect Knowledge

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 338-352

  17. Criteria for Plausible Arguments

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 353-364

  18. Modified Conventionalism

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 365-403

  19. Unity and Diversity in Science

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 404-468

  20. Can Religion Go Beyond Reason?

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 469-514
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science in Flux

  • Authors: Joseph Agassi

  • Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1810-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1975

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0584-6Published: 31 August 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0612-6Published: 31 August 1975

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-1810-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 559

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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