Explanations of the Success of Science

Many bodies of modern scientific theory (such as both Newtonian and relativistic physics) have proven to be remarkably successful at predicting future observable phenomena. Some philosophers have seen this success as calling for deeper explanation: what is it about these theories that makes them so...

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Main Author: Gannon, Dennis Patrick
Other Authors: Philosophy
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35595
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-110498-011445/