Theory of Earth Science

by Wolf von Engelhardt, Jvrg Zimmerman, Lenore Fischer (Translator)

After an inquiry into the communicative functions and the language of geoscience, the process of research is analyzed. In the second part, the logic of conclusive reasoning, the testing, corroboration, and refution of theories and the progress of geoscientific knowledge are discussed in relation to current philosophical approaches. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published October 27, 1988