by Vyacheslav Stepin ; [English translation by A.G. Georgiev and E.D. Rumiantseva].
xv, 398 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm.
Synthese library ;
v. 326
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-394) and index
Scientific recognition in a sociocultural context -- Structure of the theoretical knowledge -- The foundations of science -- Genesis of theoretical knowledge in classical science -- Formation and development of theory in non-classical science -- Scientific revolutions -- Strategies of theoretical investigation in the epoch of post-non-classical science