Scientific Methods: Conceptual and Historical Problems

by Peter Achinstein, Laura J. Snyder (Editor)

This book discusses problems of scientific methodology, including the nature of scientific reasoning, experimentation, evidence, theory-change, and controversy in science. The essays examine methodological issues involved in various episodes in the history of science from Newtonian physics in the 17th and 18th centuries to quantum mechanics in the 20th century. The book is of interest to those working in the history and philosophy of science. It is accessible to non-specialists as well.

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

About the author

Peter Achinstein is an American philosopher of science at Johns Hopkins University.

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