Books by Bas van Fraassen
“He does not deny that unobservable entities exist. Rather, he says that one need not believe in their existence in order to have a reasonable view of science and its practice.” Read more...
The Best Philosophy of Science Books
Stathis Psillos, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Bas van Fraassen were recommended
The Best Philosophy of Science Books, recommended by Stathis Psillos
Science is often held to give us the best insight into the nature of reality, with a prestige unmatched in other disciplines. But what is the scientific method and how does it operate? Does it give us objective knowledge or does it just ‘work’? And if an electron is an “unobservable entity”, why should we believe that they exist? Professor Stathis Psillos gives a detailed look at the philosophy of science
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The Warfare Between Science and Religion: The Idea That Wouldn't Die
Edited by Jeff Hardin, Ronald L Numbers, and Ronald A Binzley -
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Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives
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Science, Technology & Society in Seventeenth Century England
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Theology and the Scientific Imagination
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The Empirical Stance
by Bas van Fraassen
The best books on The History of Science and Religion, recommended by Peter Harrison
The best books on The History of Science and Religion, recommended by Peter Harrison
Have science and religion been fundamentally at war throughout history? Are they incompatible? Has religion always held back scientific progress? These views may seem intuitive but few historians would defend them. Professor Peter Harrison looks at the complexity of science-religion interactions, including the cases of Galileo and Darwin, and considers how we frame the debate.
