- Introduction
- 1. Conventions
- 2. Science as a Social Construct?
- 3. The Aim of Science Is Understanding
- 4. Explanatory Devices
- 5. The Role of Facts
- 6. The Birth and Death of Theories
- 7. The Power of Mathematics
- 8. Causality, Determinism, and Probability
- 9. Reality on Two Scales
- 10. Reality at the Submicroscopic Level
- 11. Truth and Objectivity
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Index


The Truth of Science
Physical Theories and Reality
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$37.00 • £32.95 • €33.95
ISBN 9780674001817
Publication Date: 05/01/2000