Knowing Things for Sure: Science and TruthIn science it is obvious that we are certain about many things, but among philosophers there is little agreement as to why we know these things. In Knowing Things for Sure physicist and realist philosopher, Mariano Artigas traces the confusion to non-realist philosophies and argues that practitioners of experimental science do reach logical truths about reality. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Types Of Scientific Activity 377 | 37 |
The Scientific Method | 54 |
Copyright | |
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