The Philosophy of Science: A Beginner's Guide

by Geoffrey Gorham

Overview

So the world didn’t end on 10 September 2008, but the possibility may have got you thinking. Examining core philosophical issues facing scientists, Geoffrey Gorham probes such controversial issues as the Large Hadron Collider, intelligent design, the prospect of human extinction, space colonization, and much more. Geoffrey Gorham is Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851686841
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Publication date:	09/16/2009
Series:	Beginners Guide (Oneworld) Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Geoffrey Gorham |s Geoffrey Gorham has been teaching and researching philosophy of science for 15 years, and is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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