Scientific representation [electronic resource] : paradoxes of perspective /
by Van Fraassen, Bas C.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 408 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191707926 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Science -- PhilosophyOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The author presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. He investigates the nature of representation in both science and art, defends a distinctive position in contemporary philosophy of science, and illuminates the complex relationship between appearance and reality.
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The author presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. He investigates the nature of representation in both science and art, defends a distinctive position in contemporary philosophy of science, and illuminates the complex relationship between appearance and reality.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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