This work outlines, in an introductory chapter, philosophical attitudes to science from the 18th century to Karl Popper. The book's chapters then follow these arguments - the problem of postivism and Popper's response, reliabilism, sociobiology and naturalism. Pappineau concludes that while some scientific theories should be viewed as hypotheses which are unlikely to be more than approximately true, others can be regarded as sensibly established. It is only philisophers who are blinded by Popper who fail to make the natural distinction between speculation and established fact.
- ISBN10 0713990937
- ISBN13 9780713990935
- Publish Date 3 December 2015
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 15 June 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Allen Lane
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English