Books by Norwood Russell Hanson

Ever the outspoken firebrand, Hanson found many lessons and warnings from Galileo's trial that were relevant to Cold War America.This volume not only contains Hanson's best-known work in history and philosophy of science, but also highlights the breadth of his philosophical thought.

Hanson brought Wittgensteinian ordinary language philosophy to bear on the concepts of science, and his treatments of observation, discovery, and the theory-ladenness of scientific facts remain central to the philosophy of science.

Philosophers of science have given considerable attention to the logic of completed scientific systems. In this 1958 book Professor Hanson turns to an equally important but comparatively neglected subject, the philosophical aspects of research and discovery.

Originally published in 1963, The Concept of the Positron forms a detailed analysis of quantum theory. It discusses the problems of theory competition and the rationality of science. It is also notable for a rigorous and forthright defence of the Copenhagen Interpretation.