Evidence and Method: Scientific Strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell

Synopsis

What Is Meant By Scientific Evidence, And How Can A Definition Of This Concept Be Applied In The Sciences To Determine Whether Observed Facts Constitute Evidence That A Given Theory Is True? In This Book, Philosopher Peter Achinstein Proposes And Defends Several Objective Concepts Of Evidence Through An Examination Of The Methodologies Of Isaac Newton And 19th Century Theoretical Physicist James Clerk Maxwell. Problem About Evidence -- Newton's Rules -- Newtonian Extensions, A Rival, Justifying Induction, And Evidence -- What To Do If You Cannot Establish A Theory : Maxwell's Three Methods. Peter Achinstein. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.