The Laws of Scientific Change
This book systematically creates a general descriptive theory of scientific change that explains the mechanics of changes in both scientific theories and the methods of their assessment. It was once believed that, while scientific theories change through
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The Laws of Scientific Change
The Laws of Scientific Change
Hakob Barseghyan
The Laws of Scientific Change
Hakob Barseghyan Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
ISBN 978-3-319-17595-9 ISBN 978-3-319-17596-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17596-6
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To my parents and grandparents
Acknowledgements
The project of this scope presupposes many intellectual debts. I express my sincere gratitude to – Levon-Harutyun Abrahamyan, my great teacher, who introduced me to the world of philosophy; this project would not have been possible without his guidance. – Brian Baigrie, my wonderful supervisor, who was open minded enough to think that a full-fledged theory of scientific change can be developed by a graduate student. – James Robert Brown and Paul Thompson, who saw potential when it was far from obvious. – Craig Fraser, Nikolai Krementsov, William Seager, Mark Solovey, Marga Vicedo, and Denis Walsh, my colleagues and friends, for their unconditional support and great advice. – Chris Doyle and Kristine Grigoryan, my dear friends, who read the first draft of the manuscript and helped to improve the text immensely. – Joel Burkholder, Michael Fatigati, Robert Fraser, Rory Harder, Craig Knox, Gavin Lee, Parisa Moosavi, Andrew Oakes, Gregory Rupik, Clara Steinhagen, and Felix Walpole, my students, friends, and fellow researchers, who scrutinize the theory and keep making it better. – Lucy Fleet, my fantastic editor, who believed.
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Contents
Part I
Metatheory
1 Scope...........................................................................................................
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