Science and Hypothesis: Historical Essays on Scientific Methodology

by Larry Laudan

Book by Larry Laudan

Genres: Nonfiction

271 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1981

About the author

Larry Laudan was an American philosopher of science and epistemologist. He strongly criticized the traditions of positivism, realism, and relativism, and he defended a view of science as a privileged and progressive institution against popular challenges.