Science and Its FabricationOpen University Press, 1990 - 142 pages Aided by historical examples, this book shows how a qualified defence of science is possible that occupies middle ground between ideological glorifications and radical denials or rejections of it. The book then gives a clarification of the limitations of science. |
Contents
Against Universal Method | 11 |
The Aim of Science | 24 |
Observation Objectified | 41 |
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