Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 1988

Scrutinizing Science

Empirical Studies of Scientific Change

Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 193)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Testing Theories of Scientific Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Testing Theories of Scientific Change

      • Rachel Laudan, Larry Laudan, Arthur Donovan
      Pages 3-44
  3. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. Recent Geological Theory

      1. Plate Tectonics and Inter-Theory Relations
        • Henry Frankel
        Pages 269-287

Editors and Affiliations

  • U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, New York, USA

    Arthur Donovan

  • University of Hawaii, USA

    Larry Laudan, Rachel Laudan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Scrutinizing Science

  • Book Subtitle: Empirical Studies of Scientific Change

  • Editors: Arthur Donovan, Larry Laudan, Rachel Laudan

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2855-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2608-7Published: 31 May 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7784-2Published: 02 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-2855-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 382

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access