TY - BOOK AU - Curd,Martin AU - Cover,J.A. AU - Pincock,Christopher TI - Philosophy of science: the central issues SN - 9780393920802 (paperback) U1 - 501 23 PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - W.W. Norton & Company KW - Science KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Science and pseudoscience Rationality, objectivity, and values in science The Duhem-Quine thesis and underdetermination Induction, prediction, and evidence Confirmation and relevance: Bayesian approaches Models of explanation Laws of nature Intertheoretic reduction Empiricism and scientific realism ER -