Making Prehistory - Historical Science and the Scientific Realism Debate

Klappentext In this book, Derek Turner relates the scientific realism debate to the study of prehistory. Zusammenfassung Do scientists discover facts about the distant past or do they! in some sense! make prehistory? In this book! Derek Turner argues that this problem has surprising and important consequences for the scientific realism debate. His book will be of interest to philosophers and scientists alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Asymmetries; 2. The colors of the dinosaurs; 3. Manipulation matters; 4. Paleontology's chimeras; 5. Novel predictions in historical science; 6. Making prehistory: could the past be socially constructed?; 7. The natural historical attitude; 8. Snowball Earth in the balance; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Derek Turner, Derek (Connecticut College) Turner, Turner Derek
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.08.2012
• EAN: 9781107406384
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40638-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works