The Truth Of Science by Roger G. Newton
Physical Theories and Reality
An accessible exploration of what scientists mean by truth, this work examines how theories are built, tested, and revised through the interplay of experiment, modeling, and mathematical idealization, with vivid examples from physics. It explains the roles of approximation, probability, and measurement, contrasts realism with instrumentalism, and counters relativistic critiques, arguing that scientific knowledge is fallible yet progressively truth-tracking about the natural world.
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- 1997
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- American
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- 300-350
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- English
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