The foundations of science
by Henri Poincaré, J. McKeen Cattell, George Bruce Halsted, Josiah Royce · first published 1913
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…https://henripoincarepapers.univ-nantes.fr/en/) wrote three philosophy of science books; viz. 1) Science and Hypothesis 2) The Value of Science and 3) Science and Method. These were published together under the apt title, The Foundations of Science which is available here - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39713/39713-h/39713-h.htm and here (ebook versions) - https://archive.org/details/foundationsscie01poingoog Details of the works; 1) Science…
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