How Long to Read The Comprehensibility of the Universe

How Long Does it Take to Read The Comprehensibility of the Universe?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 23 minutes to read The Comprehensibility of the Universe by Nicholas Maxwell

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

Description

The Comprehensibility of the Universe puts forward a radically new conception of science. According to the orthodox conception, scientific theories are accepted and rejected impartially with respect to evidence, no permanent assumption being made about the world independently of the evidence. Nicholas Maxwell argues that this orthodox view is untenable. He urges that in its place a new orthodoxy is needed, which sees science as making a hierarchy of metaphysical assumptions about the comprehensibility and knowability of the universe, these assumptions asserting less and less as one ascends the hierarchy. This view has significant implications: that it is part of scientific knowledge that the universe is physically comprehensible; that metaphysics and philosophy are central to scientific knowledge; that science possesses a rational, if fallible, method of discovery; that a new understanding of scientific method and rationality is required. Maxwell argues that this new conception makes possible a natural resolution of long-standing philosophical problems about science, regarding simplicity, induction, and progress. His goal is the reform not just of the philosophy of science but of science itself, and the healing of the rift between the two.

How long is The Comprehensibility of the Universe?

The Comprehensibility of the Universe by Nicholas Maxwell is 316 pages long, and a total of 80,896 words.

This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 99% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Comprehensibility of the Universe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 22 minutes to read The Comprehensibility of the Universe aloud.

What Reading Level is The Comprehensibility of the Universe?

The Comprehensibility of the Universe 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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