Aesthetic Factors in Natural Science

Aesthetic Factors in Natural Science
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Publisher : University Press of America
Total Pages : 118
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ISBN-10 : 0819175765
ISBN-13 : 9780819175762
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Download or read book Aesthetic Factors in Natural Science written by Nicholas Rescher and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1990 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays originated from an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Pittsburgh. Contents: Aesthetic Factors in Natural Science, by Nicholas Rescher; Three Arguments against Simplicity, by Kristin Shrader-Frechette; Simplicity and the Aesthetics of Explanation, by Joseph C. Pitt; Simplicity as an Epistemic Virtue: The View from the Neuronal Level, by Paul M. Churchland; Taming a Regulative Principle: From Kant to Schlick, by Matti Sintonen; Simplicity and Distinctness: The Limits of Referential Semantics, by Ulrich Majer; The Aesthetics of Theory Testing: Economy and Simplicity, by Jane Duran; Simplicity in Evolutionary Explanations, by David B. Resnik; and The Role of Simplicity in Geology, by illiam R. Brice. Index. Co-published with Center for the Philosophy of Science.


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