How Long to Read Scientific Representation

How Long Does it Take to Read Scientific Representation?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read Scientific Representation by Bas C. van Fraassen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Bas C. van Fraassen presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. Science represents natural phenomena by means of theories, as well as in many concrete ways by such means as pictures, graphs, table-top models, and computer simulations. Scientific Representation begins with an inquiry into the nature of representation in general, drawing on such diverse sources as Plato's dialogues, the development of perspectival drawing in the Renaissance, and the geometric styles of modelling in modern physics. Starting with Mach's and Poincaré's analyses of measurement and the 'problem of coordination', van Fraassen then presents a view of measurement outcomes as representations. With respect to the theories of contemporary science he defends an empiricist structuralist version of the 'picture theory' of science, through an inquiry into the paradoxes that came to light in twentieth-century philosophies of science. Van Fraassen concludes with an analysis of the complex relationship between appearance and reality in the scientific world-picture.

How long is Scientific Representation?

Scientific Representation by Bas C. van Fraassen is 422 pages long, and a total of 106,344 words.

This makes it 142% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Scientific Representation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read Scientific Representation aloud.

What Reading Level is Scientific Representation?

Scientific Representation is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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