Theories on the Scrap Heap - Scientists and Philosophers on the Falsification, Rejection, and Replacement of Theories

Using a wide variety of examples of rejected scientific theories, Losee provides an unusually clear analysis of the way scientific method works.

About the author

John Losee is emeritus professor of philosophy at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. His published works include A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Fourth Edition, which has been translated into eleven languages; Philosophy of Science and Historical Enquiry; and Theories of Scientific Progress.

Summary

Using a wide variety of examples of rejected scientific theories, Losee provides an unusually clear analysis of the way scientific method works. Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from Choice Magazine (2006).

Product details

• Authors: John Losee
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2005
• EAN: 9780822958734
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5873-4
• No. of pages: 206
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 308 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)