Speculation: Within and About Science

New York, NY: Oup Usa (2018)
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Newton deplored speculation in science, Einstein reveled in it. What exactly are scientific speculations? Are they ever legitimate? Are they subject to constraints? This book defends a pragmatic approach to these issues and applies it to speculations within science and to speculations about science.

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0190615052   9780190615055   9780190615086
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