Making Prehistory Historical Science and the Scientific Realism Debate |
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| Author:
| Turner, Derek |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-87520-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.99 |
Book Description:
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Do scientists discover facts about the distant past or do they, in some sense, make prehistory? In this book, Derek Turner argues that this problem has surprising and important consequences for the scientific realism debate. His book will be of interest to philosophers and scientists alike.
Do scientists discover facts about the distant past or do they, in some sense, make prehistory? In this book, Derek Turner argues that this problem has surprising and important consequences for the scientific realism debate. His book will be of interest to philosophers and scientists alike.