| Description |
vi, 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Originally published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©1992. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-446) and index. |
| Summary |
This introductory text is designed to help beginning graduate and upper-level undergraduate students cultivate an understanding of both the workings of science and its historical and social context. The volume's eleven chapters include topics in general methodology and a sampling of foundational problems in various physical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences, with suggested readings and study questions included in each chapter. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
| Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01108336
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| Added Author |
Salmon, Merrilee H., editor.
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| ISBN |
0872204510 (cloth) |
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9780872204515 (cloth) |
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0872204502 (paper) |
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9780872204508 (paper) |
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