Theory change in science
Subtitle: strategies from Mendelian genetics
By: Lindley Darden.
Series: Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Science -- Methodology.; Science -- Methodology -- Case studies.; Human genetics -- Case studies.; Science -- Philosophy.; Science -- Philosophy -- Case studies.
Description: Examines the processes involved in the birth and development of new scientific ideas. The author has searched for strategies used by scientists for producing new theories, both those that yield a range of plausible hypotheses and ones that aid in narrowing that range.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-301) and       index.