The Structure Of Scientific Inference - Mary Hesse

Mary Hessersquo;s The Structure Of Scientific Inference Offers A Rigorous, Accessible Reorientation Of How Science Actually Advancesmdash;beyond Verificationism And Simple Falsificationmdash;to A Dynamic, Network-based Account Of Theory, Observation, And Meaning. Engaging Duhem, Quine, Kuhn, And Feyerabend, Hesse Dismantles The Myth Of A Neutral Observation Language And Shows How Concepts Are Inevitably Theory-laden. In Its Place, She Develops A Nuanced Model In Which Scientific Language Grows By Metaphor And Analogy, Observational Reports Are Assessed For Coherence Within Evolving Theoretical Webs, And Truth Retains Both Correspondence And Coherence Dimensions.