"An authoritative account of the semantic conception of theories by one of its chief developers. Suppe has always seen the semantic conception as providing a way of moving beyond empiricist philosophies of science. This book provides the definitive account of his views not only on the issue of realism, but also on a variety of other issues central to the philosophy of science." -- Ronald N. Giere , author of Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach
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"An authoritative account of the semantic conception of theories by one of its chief developers. Suppe has always seen the semantic conception as providing a way of moving beyond empiricist philosophies of science. This book provides the definitive account of his views not only on the issue of realism, but also on a variety of other issues central to the philosophy of science." -- Ronald N. Giere , author of Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach
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Fine in Near fine jacket. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 475pp., not illustrated. Book handsome with tight binding, text clean bright and unmarked with the exception of previous owner Adolf Grunbaum's signature to front flyleaf, who is cited in the bibliography. DJ shows hint of wear. Grunbaum is a prominent philosopher of science and critic of psychoanalysis, and was a founding creator of the University of Pittsburgh's Philosophy and History of Philosophy of Science Departments.
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Book. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with yellow print; DJ clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xvi, 475 pages. 1364956. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Very Good. First edition, 1989. Cloth hardcover, 475 pp., Very Good copy, pencil-notes to some pages, owner's signature on the front flyleaf, clippings pasted onto the pastedowns, rubbing to the tips of the book's covers, no dust jacket.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 025201605x. DJ has some fingrprint smudges due to the shiny blue cover. Otherwise, fine.; 9.21 X 6.14 X 1.34 inches; 496 pages.
