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Progress and it's problems: towards a theory of scientific growth
One of Larry Laudans first and most influential books on the progress of science, and looks at whether or not progress is linear or all over the place. He also expands on the notion of paradigm. Laudan , Larry. “Progress and It’s Problems .” Blinkist, 1977, www.blinkist.com/en/books/progress-and-its-problems-en. -
Science and values
Science and Values was a book written by Larry Laudan on how scientific theories are debated, and the presence of agreements and disagreements in science. Laudan, Larry. “Science and Values: The Aims of Science and Their Role in Scientific Debate.” Google Books, University of California Press, books.google.com/books/about/Science_and_Values.html?id=r7UwDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description. Accessed 8 July 2024. -
Science and relativism: some key controversies in the philosophy of science
This book by Larry Laudan goes over relativism and the relation between the philosphy of science and realtivism, and whether or not philopshy of science is responsible for the rise of relativism. Laundan , Larry. “Science and Relativism.” University of Chicago Press, 1 Aug. 1990, press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3774438.html. -
Beyond positivism and relativism
Beyond postivism and relativism looks at many central issues of scientific philopshy, he discusses science and nonscience, the underdetermination of theory by evidence, and shows connections between postivism and realtivism. Laudan , Larry. “Beyond Positivism and Relativism : Theory, Method, and Evidence : Laudan, Larry : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive, Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1 Jan. 1996, archive.org/details/beyondpositivism0000laud/page/n3/mode/2up.