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The Comprehensibility of the Universe : A New Conception of Science
Overview
This book puts forth a radically new conception of science. Maxwell argues that the prevailing view of the relation between scientific theory and evidence is untenable; he calls for a new orthodoxy that sees science as making a hierarchy of assumptions about the comprehensibility of the universe. This new conception has significant implications for both philosophy and science, promises to heal the rift between the two, and will be essential reading for people working in both fields.
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- ISBN-13: 9780198237761
- ISBN-10: 0198237766
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publish Date: February 1999
- Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.39 x 0.97 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
- Page Count: 332
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