{"product_id":"scientific-inquiry-robert-klee-9780195119763","title":"Scientific Inquiry: Readings in the Philosophy of Science","description":"\u003cem\u003eScientific Inquiry: Readings in the Philosophy of Science\u003c\/em\u003e features an impressive collection of classical and contemporary readings on a wide range of issues in the philosophy of science. The volume is organized into six sections, each with its own introduction, and includes a general introduction that situates the philosophy of science in relation to other areas of intellectual inquiry. The selections focus on the main issues in the field, including the structure of scientific theories, models of scientific explanation, reductionism, historicist challenges to the objectivity of science, and the dispute over the ontological interpretation of mature scientific theories. Both the positivist model of science and its competitors, including contemporary social constructivist models, are included. Ideal for introductory philosophy of science courses, \u003cem\u003eScientific Inquiry\u003c\/em\u003e strives to provide students and other readers with a thorough knowledge of the philosophical complexity of modern science and an appreciation of its authoritative intellectual standing in contemporary life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Klee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195119762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195119763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.16w x 0.71d","brand":"Robert Klee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119409557759,"sku":"9780195119763","price":106.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_875f3aaa-6881-4815-a539-6f95827dc413.jpg?v=1687409184","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scientific-inquiry-robert-klee-9780195119763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}