| Description |
xxvii, 619 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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Routledge philosophy companions |
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Routledge philosophy companions.
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| Contents |
Pt I. Historical and philosophical context. 1. The epistemology of science after Quine / Paul A. Roth -- 2. The history of philosophy and the philosophy of science / Joanne Waugh and Roger Ariew -- 3. Metaphysics / Stephen Mumford -- 4. Philosophy of language / Rod Bertolet -- 5. The role of logic in philosophy of science / Diderik Batens -- 6. Critical rationalism / Gurol Irzik -- 7. The historical turn in the philosophy of science / Alexander Bird -- 8. Logical empiricism / Thomas Uebel -- 9. Pragmatism and science / Robert Almeder -- Pt II. Debates. 10. Bayesianism / Colin Howson -- 11. Confirmation / Alan Hajek and James M. Joyce -- 12. Empiricism / Elliott Sober -- 13. Essentialism and natural kinds / Brian Ellis -- 14. Ethics of science / David B. Resnik -- 15. Experiment / Theodore Arabatzis -- 16. Explanation / James Woodward -- 17. The feminist approach to the philosophy of science / Cassandra L. Pinnick -- 18. Inference to the best explanation / Peter Lipton -- 19. Laws of nature / Marc Lange -- 20. Naturalism / Ronald N. Giere -- 21. Realism/anti-realism / Michael Devitt -- 22. Relativism about science / Maria Baghramian -- 23. Scientific method / Howard Sankey -- 24. Social studies of science / Robert Nola -- 25. The structure of theories / Steven French -- 26. Theory-change in science / John Worrall -- 27. Undeterminination / Igor Douven -- 28. Values in science / Gerald Doppelt -- Pt III. Concepts. 29. Causation / Christopher Hitchcock -- 30. Determinism / Barry Loewer -- 31. Evidence / Peter Achinstein -- 32. Function / D.M. Walsh -- 33. Idealization / James Ladyman -- 34. Measurement / Hasok Chang and Nancy Cartwright -- 35. Mechanisms / Stuart Glennan -- 36. Models / Demetris Portides -- 37. Observation / André Kukla -- 38. Prediction / Malcolm Forster -- 39. Probability / Maria Carla Galavotti -- 40. Reduction / Sahotra Sarkar -- 41. Representation in science / Paul Teller -- 42. Scientific discovery / Thomas Nickles -- 43. Space and time / Oliver Pooley -- 44. Symmetry / Margaret Morrison -- 45.Truthlikeness / Graham Oddie -- 46. Unification / Todd Jones -- 47. The virtues of a good theory / Ernan McMullin -- Pt IV. Individual sciences. 48. Biology / Alexander Rosenberg -- 49. Cheminstry / Robin Findlay Hendry -- 50. Cognitive science / Paul Thagard -- 51. Economics / Uskali Maki -- 52. Mathematics / Peter Clark -- 53. Physics / Simon Saunders -- 54. Psychology / Richard Samuels -- 55. Social sciences / Harold Kincaid |
| Summary |
"The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science is a guide to the major themes, movements, debates and topics in philosophy of science. It is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy of science and the connections between philosophy and the natural and social sciences."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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Science.
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Concept Formation.
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Empiricism.
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Knowledge.
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Philosophy.
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| Author |
Curd, Martin.
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Psillos, Stathis, 1965-
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| LC no. |
2007020000 |
| ISBN |
0203000501 (e-book) |
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041535403X (hardback) |
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9780203000502 (ebook) |
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9780415354035 (hardback) |
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