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I want to read something about philosophy of science. What does

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I want to read something about philosophy of science. What does /sci/ recommend me?. It would be my first book of philosophy of science.

>inb4 philosophy is useless
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>>7758143
Logic of Scientific Research by Karl Popper
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>>7758143
Serious question: What do you hope to learn from reading "philosophy of science"?
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>>7758154
Understand the principles, axioms and assumptions in which science is based.
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Read pic related. Congratulations, you now know how science works. You can thank me for saving you a lot of time.
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Ayn Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
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>>7758154
What are philosophical principles behind triple integrals
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>>7758143
I recommend anything written by Sam Harris. He is the most intellectual philosopher of our time and also a great scientist (has a PhD in neuroscience).
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>>7758148
My first thought. Bravo!
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>>7758186
yes
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>>7758176
Add a new loop before publishing for "Did I get scooped?" and if so, start all over at the beginning again
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You may want to read about the philosophy of mathematics (Godel, Russel, Wittgenstein).
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>>7758143
Try Kuhn's 'Structure of Scientific Revolutions', though keep in mind that Kuhn is in no way a relativist
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>>7758143
http://4chan-science.wikia.com/wiki/Universal_Material#Engineering_Philosophy
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Try "The Meaning of it All" by Richard Feynman
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