Country United States Pages 116 Originally published 1966 Page count 116 | Language English ISBN 978-0136638230 Subject Philosophy of science | |
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Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback) Similar Carl Gustav Hempel books, Philosophy of science books | ||
Philosophy of Natural Science is a 1966 book by Carl Gustav Hempel. The work is a popular introduction to the philosophy of science.
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Summary
Hempel provides an introduction to the philosophy of science. He argues that most scientific hypotheses can be tested only indirectly. It is necessary to derive observable consequences from a hypothesis and then test them, thus providing second-hand proof for or against the hypothesis.
Scholarly reception
Philosophy of Natural Science was extremely influential.
References
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