TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson, Mel
TI  - Philosophy of science.
SN  - 71384448
PY  - 2001///
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder & Stoughton
KW  - Science
KW  - sears
N1  - Explores how the ideas that shape the world have been developed, from the genetic basis of life, to the structures of the universe and the atom.  Delves into the investigation of science, realms of scientific method, discovery of the key philosophers and scientists, and the exploration of the impact of science on Western thoughts
N2  -  Cosmology;  Instrumentalism and relevance;  Postscript:The quest for knowledge and control;  Predicability and determinism;  Relativism;  Science and authority;  Science and humankind;  Scientific realism;  The philosophy of biology;  The scientific method;  Theories, laws and progress; Contents: The history of science
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