Underdetermination
Author | : Thomas Bonk |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 2008-03-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781402068997 |
ISBN-13 | : 1402068999 |
Rating | : 4/5 (999 Downloads) |
Download or read book Underdetermination written by Thomas Bonk and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book offers a wide-ranging study of the thesis that scientific theories are systematically "underdetermined" by the data they account for. After analyzing the epistemological and ontological aspects of the topic in detail, and reviewing pertinent logical facts and selected scientific cases, the author carefully examines the merits of arguments for and against the thesis. Along the way, he investigates methodological proposals and recent theories of confirmation.