''Philosophy of Natural Science'' is a 1966 book about the
philosophy of science
Philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The central questions of this study concern what qualifies as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultim ...
by the philosopher
Carl Gustav Hempel
Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel (January 8, 1905 – November 9, 1997) was a German writer, philosopher, logician, and epistemologist. He was a major figure in logical empiricism, a 20th-century movement in the philosophy of science. He is espec ...
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Reception
The philosopher Michael Friedman wrote that while ''Philosophy of Natural Science'' was more popular in its approach to the philosophy of science than Hempel's ''
Aspects of Scientific Explanation
''Aspects of Scientific Explanation and other Essays in the Philosophy of Science'' is a 1965 book by the philosopher Carl Gustav Hempel. It is regarded as one of the most important works in the philosophy of science written after World War II.
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'' (1965), it was extremely influential.
See also
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Natural science
Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...
References
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1966 non-fiction books
American non-fiction books
Books by Carl Gustav Hempel
English-language books
Philosophy of science literature