Description
This summarization is about the book "Understanding Philosophy of Science" by James Ladyman. The book discusses the scope of natural science and its implications for human life. It also discusses how philosophical questions can be answered by science and how scientific theory can confirm and inform our basic and intrinsic knowledge.
Without scientific theory, the technology developments of recent years would not have been possible. In this exceptionally clear and engaging introduction to philosophy of science, James Ladyman explores the scope of natural science and its implications for human life. With the focus firmly upon realism, he discusses how fundamental philosophical questions can be answered by science and how scientific theory can confirm and inform our basic and intrinsic knowledge.