The Comprehensibility of the Universe

Nicholas Maxwell

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Author
Nicholas Maxwell
Publish Date
1999-02-04
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
316
Publisher Name
Clarendon Press
ISBN-10
0198237766
ISBN-13
9780198237761
citemno
277858
Subtitle
A New Conception of Science
Edition
1
SKU
9780198237761

Description

This book puts forth a radically new conception of science. Maxwell argues that the prevailing view of the relation between scientific theory and evidence is untenable; he calls for a new orthodoxy that sees science as making a hierarchy of assumptions about the comprehensibility of the universe. This new conception has significant implications for both philosophy and science, promises to heal the rift between the two, and will be essential reading for people working in both fields.