{"product_id":"images-of-empiricism-bradley-monton-9780199218844","title":"Images of Empiricism: Essays on Science and Stances, with a Reply from Bas C. Van Fraassen","description":"Thirteen specially written essays discuss topics from the work of Bas van Fraassen, one of the most important contemporary philosophers of science. The central and unifying theme of the volume is empiricism, an approach which van Fraassen developed most fully in \u003cem\u003eThe Scientific Image\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Empirical Stance\u003c\/em\u003e. Thirteen of the world's leading experts in the field examine van Fraassen's defence of scientific anti-realism (which he sees as a core tenet of empiricism), as well as his claim that adopting a philosophical position like empiricism does not consist in holding a particular set of beliefs, but is rather a matter of taking a \u003cem\u003estance\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eImages of Empiricism\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with an extensive and intriguing reply by van Fraassen, in which he develops and corrects his old views, and offers new insights into the nature of science, empiricism, and philosophy itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bradley Monton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199218846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199218844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.46w x 1.11d","brand":"Bradley Monton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419020411135,"sku":"9780199218844","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb281b8b-ca0d-4d80-b1ed-14cd4a8162f4.jpg?v=1761508953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/images-of-empiricism-bradley-monton-9780199218844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}