Understanding Scientific Understanding - 9780197510261

Understanding is a central aim of science and highly important in present-day society. But what precisely is scientific understanding and how can it be achieved? This book answers these questions, through philosophical analysis and historical case studies, and presents a philosophical theory of scientific understanding that highlights its contextual nature.

• | : Henk de Regt (Professor of Philosophy of Natural Sciences, Professor of Philosophy of Natural Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen)
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: Mar 20, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0197510264
• | ISBN-13: 9780197510261