Secular sermons : essays on science and philosophy /
"Can we decide what to believe? Why do scientists do experiments and what can their experiments show? Is evolution a scientific theory? Such apparently simple questions are investigated by Musgrave in order to interrogate the worldviews we inhabit - and their consequences. He brings to these qu...
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Dunedin, N.Z.
Otago University Press,
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Can I decide what to believe
- ch. 2. Wandering stars and falling stones
- ch. 3. Is science a rational enterprise? ch. 4. On discovery
- ch. 5. Ideas and experiments in science
- ch. 6. Why invent alternatives to unrefuted theories
- ch. 7. Philosophy of science, history of science, and science education
- ch. 8. Realism and surrealism about science
- ch. 9. Diagnostic logic
- ch. 10. Sextus Empiricus, scepticism, and psychology
- ch. 11. Popper's critical realism
- ch. 12. Einstein's influence on philosophy
- ch. 13. Russell on mathematics
- a bridgehead against the sceptic?
- ch. 14. Is evolutionary theory scientific?
- ch. 15. Are theological notions explanatory?
- Can I decide what to believe?
- Wandering stars and falling stones
- Is science a rational enterprise?
- On discovery
- Ideas and experiments in science
- Why invent alternatives to unrefuted theories?
- Philosophy of science, history of science, and science education
- Realism and surrealism about science
- Diagnostic logic
- Sextus empiricus, scepticism, and psychology
- Popper's critical realism
- Einstein's influence on philosophy
- Russell on mathematics : a bridgehead against the sceptic?
- Is evolutionary theory scientific?
- Are theological notions explanatory?.