Originally published in 1969. This book explains what is wrong with the traditional methodology of "inductive" reasoning and shows that the alternative scheme of reasoning…

Originally published in 1968. This volume discusses Francis Bacon’s thought and work in the context of the European cultural environment that influenced Bacon’s philosophy and…

Originally published in 1982. This volume explores some features of modern philosophy of science from the point of view of their utility for sociology’s self-understanding.…

Originally published in 1952. This book is a critical survey of the views of scientific inference that have been developed since the end of World…

Now acknowledged as a classic in the philosophy of science, A Realist Theory of Science is one of the very few books which has transformed,…

Dialectic is now widely regarded as a classic of contemporary philosophy. This book, first published in 1993, sets itself three main aims: the development of…

What is the nature of temporal passage—the movement of events or moments of time from the future through the present into the past? Is the…

Nancy Cartwright is one of the most distinguished and influential contemporary philosophers of science. Despite the profound impact of her work, there is neither a…

This is a book about one of the most controversial concepts in economics: the invisible hand. The author explores the unintended social consequences implied by…