{"product_id":"9789048151394","title":"Inquiry as Inquiry: A Logic of Scientific Discovery","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInquiry as Inquiry: A Logic of Scientific Discovery\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHintikka, Jaakko\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs a genuine logic of scientific discovery possible? In the  essays collected here, Hintikka not only defends an affirmative  answer; he also outlines such a logic. It is the logic of questions  and answers. Thus inquiry in the sense of knowledge-seeking becomes  inquiry in the sense of interrogation. Using this new logic, Hintikka  establishes a result that will undoubtedly be considered the  fundamental theorem of all epistemology, \u003cem\u003eviz\u003c\/em\u003e., the virtual  identity of optimal strategies of pure discovery with optimal  deductive strategies. Questions to Nature, of course, must include  observations and experiments. Hintikka shows, in fact, how the logic  of experimental inquiry can be understood from the interrogative  vantage point. Other important topics examined include induction (in a  forgotten sense that has nevertheless played a role in science),  explanation, the incommensurability of theories, theory-ladenness of  observations, and identifiability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-12-08\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9789048151394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789048151394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-9313-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 290\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359187693708,"sku":"9789048151394","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789048151394_9212eb48-3240-4065-8a6e-507bcd776912.jpg?v=1755104203","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789048151394","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}