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Science; key concepts in philosophy.

French, Steven. (Key concepts in philosophy)
Continuum Publishing Group, ©2007    164 p.    $19.95    Q175
978-0-8264-8655-4

French (philosophy of science, U. of Leeds, UK) offers an introduction for students to concepts in the philosophy of science. He discusses concepts such as discovery and creativity, heuristics, evidence and justification, observation, experiments, realism and anti-realism, how social factors affects science, and gender bias. Between chapters are short study exercises. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)