LEADER 00000nim a22004575a 4500 003 MWT 005 20210923061337.1 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 210917s2021 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781666122879 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1666122874 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781666122879_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT14508224 037 14508224|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 501|221 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Okasha, Samir. 245 10 Philosophy of science :|ba very short introduction |h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cSamir Okasha. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bTantor Media, Inc.,|c2021. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 28 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Liam Gerrard. 520 How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully "objective?" What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these. Starting at the very beginning, with a concise overview of the history of science, Okasha examines the nature of fundamental practices such as reasoning, causation, and explanation. Looking at scientific revolutions and the issue of scientific change, he asks whether there is a discernible pattern to the way scientific ideas change over time, and discusses realist versus anti-realist attitudes towards science. He finishes by considering science today, and the social and ethical philosophical questions surrounding modern science. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Science|xPhilosophy. 700 1 Gerrard, Liam. 710 2 hoopla digital. 830 0 Very short introductions ;|v67. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 14508224?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781666122879_180.jpeg