The Philosopher
John Worrall
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- British
- Branchs:
- Philosophy of science, Philosophy of medicine, Mathematical logic, Philosophy of mathematics
- Period:
- Contemporary
The synopsis
The works
The 19th Century Revolution in Optics: A Case Study in the Interaction between Philosophy of Science and History and Sociology of Science
Underdetermination, Realism and Empirical Equivalence
Miracles and Models: Why reports of the death of Structural Realism may be exaggerated
History and Theory-Confirmation
Why Science Discredits Religion
Normal Science and Dogmatism, Paradigms and Progress: Kuhn versus Popper and Lakatos
What Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine
Prediction and the periodic table
Kuhn, Bayes and "Theory-Choice": How Revolutionary Is Kuhn's Account of Theoretical Change?
The Scope, Limits and Distinctiveness of the Method of "Deduction from the Phenomena": Some Lessons from Newton's "Demonstrations" in Optics
Two Cheers for Naturalised Philosophy of Science
Structural Realism: the Best of Both Worlds
Routledge Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Philosophy and Natural Science
"Revolution in Permanence": Karl Popper on theory-change in science
The Ontology of Science