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A second-order discipline. Philosophy of science does not do science; it studies what scientists do, what they should do, and why we are entitled to believe them. Key sections include: Philosophy of Science.; Opening What makes a claim scientific.; Chapter I The inductive turn.; Chapter II The problem of induction.; Chapter III Positivism.; Chapter IV Vienna, 1924.; Chapter V Logical positivism.; Chapter VI The principle eats itself.; Chapter VII Karl Popper.; Chapter VIII The asymmetry of evidence..
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