Philosophy of Natural Science

Philosophy of Natural Science

Cover of the paperback edition
Author Carl Gustav Hempel
Country United States
Language English
Subject Philosophy of science
Published 1966
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 116
ISBN 978-0136638230

Philosophy of Natural Science is a 1966 book by Carl Gustav Hempel. The work is a popular introduction to the philosophy of science.[1]

Summary

Hempel provides an introduction to the philosophy of science.[1] 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.[2]

Scholarly reception

Philosophy of Natural Science was extremely influential.[3]

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Bibliography

Books
  • Friedman, Michael (1999). Audi, Robert, ed. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-63722-8. 
  • Ruse, Michael (1988). Homosexuality: A Philosophical Inquiry. New York: Basil Blackwell. ISBN 0 631 15275 X. 
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