{"product_id":"9789048142972","title":"Synthese Library: A Theory of the Rationality of Scientific Research","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSynthese Library\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Theory of the Rationality of Scientific Research\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kleiner, S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientific research is viewed as a deliberate activity and the  logic of discovery consists of strategies and arguments whereby the  best objectives (questions) and optimal means for achieving these  objectives (heuristics) are chosen. This book includes a discussion  and some proposals regarding the way the logic of questions can be  applied to understanding scientific research and draws upon work in  artificial intelligence in a discussion of heuristics and methods for  appraising heuristics (metaheuristics). It also includes a discussion  of a third source for scientific objectives and heuristics; episodes  and examplars from the history of science and the history of  philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e  This book is written to be accessible to advanced students in  philosophy and to the scientific community. It is of interest to  philosophers of science, philosophers of biology, historians of  physics, and historians of biology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2010-12-06\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789048142972\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45416683798668,"sku":"9789048142972","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789048142972_a66b4fe7-50e0-4049-b182-1c0a2bd7cbcf.jpg?v=1768917874","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789048142972","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}