The need for a revolution in the philosophy of science

Journal for General Philosophy of Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 381-408

  Maxwell, Nicholas ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empiricism; Induction; Intellectual revolution; Metaphysics; Natural science; Paradigm change; Philosophy of physics; Physics; Scientific discovery; Scientific method; Simplicity; Symmetry; Unity; Verisimilitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849100172     PISSN: 09254560     EISSN: 15728587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022480009733     Document Type: Review

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