Scientific Realism and the Plasticity of Mind (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 29, 1986
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780521338271
Subjects: Philosophy Of Science; Social & political philosophy; Epistemology; Philosophy; Mind & Body; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Mind & Body; Science-Philosophy & Social Aspects; General
First sentence: The common opinion concerning scientific knowledge and theoretical understanding - of molecules, of stars, of nuclei and electro-magnetic waves - is that it is of a kind very different from our knowledge of apples, and tables, and kitchen pots and sand.