Science and Society: Studies in the Sociology of Science
"If a science has to be supported by fraudulent means, let it perish. " With these words of Kepler, Agassi plunges into ... MoreScience and Society: Studies in the Sociology of Science
The Context of Constitution: Beyond the Edge of Epistemological Justification
This book sets out an extensive argument against the foundationalist theories of justification, and advocates new life... MoreThe Context of Constitution: Beyond the Edge of Epistemological Justification
Science and Its History: A Reassessment of the Historiography of Science
Professor Joseph Agassi has published his Towards an Historiography of Science in 1963. It received many reviews by no... MoreScience and Its History: A Reassessment of the Historiography of Science
Rethinking Scientific Change and Theory Comparison:: Stabilities, Ruptures, Incommensurabilities?
This volume presents a collection of essays devoted to the analysis of scientific change and stability. It explores th... MoreRethinking Scientific Change and Theory Comparison:: Stabilities, Ruptures, Incommensurabilities?
Going Amiss in Experimental Research
Like any goal-oriented procedure, experiment is subject to many kinds of failures. These failures have a variety of fe... MoreGoing Amiss in Experimental Research
The Social and Economic Roots of the Scientific Revolution: Texts by Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann
The texts of Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann assembled in this volume are important contributions to the historiograph... MoreThe Social and Economic Roots of the Scientific Revolution: Texts by Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann
Characterizing the Robustness of Science: After the Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science
Mature sciences have been long been characterized in terms of the "successfulness", "reliability" or "trustworthiness" o... MoreCharacterizing the Robustness of Science: After the Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science
What Does it Mean to be an Empiricist?: Empiricisms in Eighteenth Century Sciences
This book begins with an observation: At the time when empiricism arose and slowly established itself, the word itself... MoreWhat Does it Mean to be an Empiricist?: Empiricisms in Eighteenth Century Sciences
