Da Costa and French explore the consequences of adopting a "pragmatic" notion of truth in the philosophy of science-in other words, accepting a theory as valid when it may only be partially true rather than wholly true. Their framework sheds new light on issues dealing with belief, theory acceptance, and the realism-antirealism debate, as well as the nature of scientific models and their heuristic development.
- ISBN10 1423762886
- ISBN13 9781423762881
- Publish Date December 2003 (first published 20 November 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format eBook
- Language English