From Positivism to Scientific Realism and Social Constructivism: What a Textbook on the Philosophy of Science Should Be. Book Review: Klee R. Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Cutting Nature at Its Seams. Oxford University Press, 1997

Abstract

The emphasis on the fact that the philosophy of science is not always the philosophy of physics, and the use of immunology as the main example makes it possible for Robert Klee to clearly demonstrate that the essence of introduction is not only and not so much to show the development of problems in a historical context, but to point out to the fact that even the most fundamental assumptions and basic intuitions are not immune to criticism. Wide coverage - from formal presentation of theories, Duhem - Quine thesis and the problem of explanation to social constructivism and the feminist philosophy of science, together with the relentless justification of the need for scientific realism, makesthe textbook one of the best in its genre. Reflections on the book: Klee R. Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Cutting Nature at Its Seams. Oxford University Press, 1997.