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"Written in clear and comprehensible prose and supplemented by effective diagrams and examples, Worldviews is an ideal text for anyone new to the history and philosophy of science. As the reader will come to find out, DeWitt is a gifted writer with the unique ability to break down complex and technical concepts into digestible parts, making Worldviews a welcoming and not overwhelming book for the introductory reader." (History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, vol. 28-2)
"The author is to be commended for the rare clarity of his writing, and for the truly impressive, most useful diagrams exemplifying many abstruse concepts and theses of quantum and relativistic theories. Unlike many other introductions to philosophy of science, DeWitt's book is at once historically informative and philosophically thorough and rigorous. Chapter notes, suggested readings, and references enhance its value". (Choice)
"This is a brilliantly clear introduction (and indeed reframing) of the history and philosophy of science in terms of world-views and thier elements.... In addition, the book is incredibly well-informed from both a scientific and philosophical angle. Highly recommended." (Scientific and Medical Network)
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—Charles Ess, Drury University
"Richard DeWitt's Worldviews is a splendid introductory text. It is organized around themes – traditions and their overthrow – geared to engage undergraduates. It is historically informed and philosophically sensible. Best of all, it abounds in examples skillfully drawn from the physical sciences and made accessible to the non-specialist. The philosophy of science students encounter through Worldviews will strike them as the philosophy of real science – the science of Newton, Einstein, Copernicus, and Aristotle – and not some denatured surrogate for science concocted by philosophers so that it might succumb to the tools of their trade."
—Laura Ruetsche, University of Pittsburgh
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Philosophy still relevent,
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The author correctly argues that philosophy is not dead. The philosophy of science is still dealing with issues of what is truth, fact, and reality. There are still ongoing debates between realists, positivists, and historicists within the scientific community. This is truely an eye opening book on the philosophy of science.
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Superb introdution to the history & philosophy of science,
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Long a fan of history, science, and philosophy, I often have my eye out for books on these topics, and especially their crossovers or intersections. This book certainly explains complex ideas in an easily accessable manner. It does, however, so much more. In addition to giving a deeper understanding of the philosphy of science, it gives a very nice history of the evolution of our modern scientific worldview. The book makes clear why Newton came up with his laws of motion. The world was primed for such an idea by the prior discoveries of Galileo and Kepler. The latters' discoveries placed the Aritotian worldview in crisis which Newton helped resolve. I highly recommend this book for advanced high schoolers on up, with an interest in philosophy, or science, or history, or especially their interactions.
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