Arguing About Science
Herausgeber: Bird, Alexander; Ladyman, James
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Arguing About Science is a highly accessible, engaging introduction to the core questions in philosophy of science. This fresh, bold and exciting collection offers a selection of through provoking articles with contextual introductions by two leading academics in the field.
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Arguing About Science is a highly accessible, engaging introduction to the core questions in philosophy of science. This fresh, bold and exciting collection offers a selection of through provoking articles with contextual introductions by two leading academics in the field.
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- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
- Seitenzahl: 796
- Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 43mm
- Gewicht: 1606g
- ISBN-13: 9780415492294
- ISBN-10: 0415492297
- Artikelnr.: 32727828
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
- Seitenzahl: 796
- Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 43mm
- Gewicht: 1606g
- ISBN-13: 9780415492294
- ISBN-10: 0415492297
- Artikelnr.: 32727828
Alexander Bird is a Professor of Philosophy and Faculty of Arts Research Director at Bristol University, UK. His previous publications include Nature's Metaphysics: Laws and Properties (2007), and Philosophy of Science (Routledge/McGill-Queens University Press, 1998). James Ladyman is a Professor of Philosophy at Bristol University UK. He is the author (with Ross, Collier, and Spurrett) of Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalised (2007), and of the CHOICE awarding-winning book Understanding Philosophy of Science, also published by Routledge (2001).
Introduction Alexander Bird & James Ladyman Part 1: What is Science? 1.
Science: Conjectures and Refutations Karl Popper 2. Is Freudian
Psychoanalytic Theory Pseudo-Scientific by Karl Popper's Criterion of
Demarcation? Adolf Grünbaum 3. The Mismeasure of Man Stephen Jay Gould 4.
Objectivity, Value Judgement and Theory Choice Thomas Kuhn Part 2: Science,
Race and Gender 5. Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them
To Be Sally Haslanger 6. The Battle of the Sexes Revisited Helena Cronin
7. Beyond the Gene but Beneath the Skin Evelyn Fox Keller 8. Towards a
Critical Theory of "Race" Lucius T. Outlaw 9. Race: Biological Reality or
Social Construct? Robin O. Andreason 10. On the New Biology of Race Joshua
M. Glasgow 11. What Went Wrong: Reflections on Science by Observation and
The Bell Curve Clark Glymour Part 3: Scientific Reasoning 12. Induction
Peter Lipton 13. The Corroboration of Theories Hilary Putnam 14. A System
of Logic John Stuart Mill 15. Of certain Characteristics of Scientific
Induction William Whewell 16. Waves and Scientific Method Peter Achinstein
17. Notes on Bayesian Confirmation Theory Michael Strevens Part 4:
Explanation 18. Scientific Explanation Wesley C. Salmon 19. The Pragmatics
of Explanation Bas Van Fraassen 20. Explanation Peter Lipton Part 5: Laws
and Causation Laws of Nature Fred. I. Dretske 21. What are laws of nature?
Bas Van Fraassen 22. Natural Laws and the Problem of Provisos Marc Lange
23. Causal Laws and Effective Strategies Nancy Cartwright Part 6: Science
and Medicine 24. Why Medicine Cannot Be a Science Ronald Munson 25.
Philosophy of Medicine Kenneth F. Schaffner 26. Hierarchy of Evidence
School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield 27. What
Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine John Worrall Part 7: Probability in
Action: Forensic Science 28. Interpretation of Statistical Evidence in
Criminal Trials: The Prosecutor's Fallacy and the Defense Attorney's
Fallacy William C. Thompson & Edward L. Schumannt 29. Sudden Infant Death
or Murder? A Royal Confusion About Probabilities Neven Sesardic Part 8:
Risk, Uncertainty and Science Policy 30. Formulating the Precautionary
Principle Neil A. Manson 31. Five Charges Against the Precautionary
Principle Per Sandin, Martin Peterson, Sven Ove Hansson, Chrstina Ruden,
and Andre Juthe 32. Risk and ethics: three approaches Sven Ove Hansson
Part 9: Scientific Realism and Antirealism 33. The Aim and Structure of
Physical Theory Pierre Duhem 34. The Theories of Modern Physics Henri
Poincare 35. Objectivity of Science Henri Poincare 36. A confutation of
convergent realism Larry Laudan 37. Arguments Concerning Scientific Realism
Bas Van Fraassen 38. Experimentation and Scientific Realism Ian Hacking
39. Structural realism: The best of both worlds? John Worrall. Index
Science: Conjectures and Refutations Karl Popper 2. Is Freudian
Psychoanalytic Theory Pseudo-Scientific by Karl Popper's Criterion of
Demarcation? Adolf Grünbaum 3. The Mismeasure of Man Stephen Jay Gould 4.
Objectivity, Value Judgement and Theory Choice Thomas Kuhn Part 2: Science,
Race and Gender 5. Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them
To Be Sally Haslanger 6. The Battle of the Sexes Revisited Helena Cronin
7. Beyond the Gene but Beneath the Skin Evelyn Fox Keller 8. Towards a
Critical Theory of "Race" Lucius T. Outlaw 9. Race: Biological Reality or
Social Construct? Robin O. Andreason 10. On the New Biology of Race Joshua
M. Glasgow 11. What Went Wrong: Reflections on Science by Observation and
The Bell Curve Clark Glymour Part 3: Scientific Reasoning 12. Induction
Peter Lipton 13. The Corroboration of Theories Hilary Putnam 14. A System
of Logic John Stuart Mill 15. Of certain Characteristics of Scientific
Induction William Whewell 16. Waves and Scientific Method Peter Achinstein
17. Notes on Bayesian Confirmation Theory Michael Strevens Part 4:
Explanation 18. Scientific Explanation Wesley C. Salmon 19. The Pragmatics
of Explanation Bas Van Fraassen 20. Explanation Peter Lipton Part 5: Laws
and Causation Laws of Nature Fred. I. Dretske 21. What are laws of nature?
Bas Van Fraassen 22. Natural Laws and the Problem of Provisos Marc Lange
23. Causal Laws and Effective Strategies Nancy Cartwright Part 6: Science
and Medicine 24. Why Medicine Cannot Be a Science Ronald Munson 25.
Philosophy of Medicine Kenneth F. Schaffner 26. Hierarchy of Evidence
School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield 27. What
Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine John Worrall Part 7: Probability in
Action: Forensic Science 28. Interpretation of Statistical Evidence in
Criminal Trials: The Prosecutor's Fallacy and the Defense Attorney's
Fallacy William C. Thompson & Edward L. Schumannt 29. Sudden Infant Death
or Murder? A Royal Confusion About Probabilities Neven Sesardic Part 8:
Risk, Uncertainty and Science Policy 30. Formulating the Precautionary
Principle Neil A. Manson 31. Five Charges Against the Precautionary
Principle Per Sandin, Martin Peterson, Sven Ove Hansson, Chrstina Ruden,
and Andre Juthe 32. Risk and ethics: three approaches Sven Ove Hansson
Part 9: Scientific Realism and Antirealism 33. The Aim and Structure of
Physical Theory Pierre Duhem 34. The Theories of Modern Physics Henri
Poincare 35. Objectivity of Science Henri Poincare 36. A confutation of
convergent realism Larry Laudan 37. Arguments Concerning Scientific Realism
Bas Van Fraassen 38. Experimentation and Scientific Realism Ian Hacking
39. Structural realism: The best of both worlds? John Worrall. Index
Introduction Alexander Bird & James Ladyman Part 1: What is Science? 1.
Science: Conjectures and Refutations Karl Popper 2. Is Freudian
Psychoanalytic Theory Pseudo-Scientific by Karl Popper's Criterion of
Demarcation? Adolf Grünbaum 3. The Mismeasure of Man Stephen Jay Gould 4.
Objectivity, Value Judgement and Theory Choice Thomas Kuhn Part 2: Science,
Race and Gender 5. Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them
To Be Sally Haslanger 6. The Battle of the Sexes Revisited Helena Cronin
7. Beyond the Gene but Beneath the Skin Evelyn Fox Keller 8. Towards a
Critical Theory of "Race" Lucius T. Outlaw 9. Race: Biological Reality or
Social Construct? Robin O. Andreason 10. On the New Biology of Race Joshua
M. Glasgow 11. What Went Wrong: Reflections on Science by Observation and
The Bell Curve Clark Glymour Part 3: Scientific Reasoning 12. Induction
Peter Lipton 13. The Corroboration of Theories Hilary Putnam 14. A System
of Logic John Stuart Mill 15. Of certain Characteristics of Scientific
Induction William Whewell 16. Waves and Scientific Method Peter Achinstein
17. Notes on Bayesian Confirmation Theory Michael Strevens Part 4:
Explanation 18. Scientific Explanation Wesley C. Salmon 19. The Pragmatics
of Explanation Bas Van Fraassen 20. Explanation Peter Lipton Part 5: Laws
and Causation Laws of Nature Fred. I. Dretske 21. What are laws of nature?
Bas Van Fraassen 22. Natural Laws and the Problem of Provisos Marc Lange
23. Causal Laws and Effective Strategies Nancy Cartwright Part 6: Science
and Medicine 24. Why Medicine Cannot Be a Science Ronald Munson 25.
Philosophy of Medicine Kenneth F. Schaffner 26. Hierarchy of Evidence
School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield 27. What
Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine John Worrall Part 7: Probability in
Action: Forensic Science 28. Interpretation of Statistical Evidence in
Criminal Trials: The Prosecutor's Fallacy and the Defense Attorney's
Fallacy William C. Thompson & Edward L. Schumannt 29. Sudden Infant Death
or Murder? A Royal Confusion About Probabilities Neven Sesardic Part 8:
Risk, Uncertainty and Science Policy 30. Formulating the Precautionary
Principle Neil A. Manson 31. Five Charges Against the Precautionary
Principle Per Sandin, Martin Peterson, Sven Ove Hansson, Chrstina Ruden,
and Andre Juthe 32. Risk and ethics: three approaches Sven Ove Hansson
Part 9: Scientific Realism and Antirealism 33. The Aim and Structure of
Physical Theory Pierre Duhem 34. The Theories of Modern Physics Henri
Poincare 35. Objectivity of Science Henri Poincare 36. A confutation of
convergent realism Larry Laudan 37. Arguments Concerning Scientific Realism
Bas Van Fraassen 38. Experimentation and Scientific Realism Ian Hacking
39. Structural realism: The best of both worlds? John Worrall. Index
Science: Conjectures and Refutations Karl Popper 2. Is Freudian
Psychoanalytic Theory Pseudo-Scientific by Karl Popper's Criterion of
Demarcation? Adolf Grünbaum 3. The Mismeasure of Man Stephen Jay Gould 4.
Objectivity, Value Judgement and Theory Choice Thomas Kuhn Part 2: Science,
Race and Gender 5. Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them
To Be Sally Haslanger 6. The Battle of the Sexes Revisited Helena Cronin
7. Beyond the Gene but Beneath the Skin Evelyn Fox Keller 8. Towards a
Critical Theory of "Race" Lucius T. Outlaw 9. Race: Biological Reality or
Social Construct? Robin O. Andreason 10. On the New Biology of Race Joshua
M. Glasgow 11. What Went Wrong: Reflections on Science by Observation and
The Bell Curve Clark Glymour Part 3: Scientific Reasoning 12. Induction
Peter Lipton 13. The Corroboration of Theories Hilary Putnam 14. A System
of Logic John Stuart Mill 15. Of certain Characteristics of Scientific
Induction William Whewell 16. Waves and Scientific Method Peter Achinstein
17. Notes on Bayesian Confirmation Theory Michael Strevens Part 4:
Explanation 18. Scientific Explanation Wesley C. Salmon 19. The Pragmatics
of Explanation Bas Van Fraassen 20. Explanation Peter Lipton Part 5: Laws
and Causation Laws of Nature Fred. I. Dretske 21. What are laws of nature?
Bas Van Fraassen 22. Natural Laws and the Problem of Provisos Marc Lange
23. Causal Laws and Effective Strategies Nancy Cartwright Part 6: Science
and Medicine 24. Why Medicine Cannot Be a Science Ronald Munson 25.
Philosophy of Medicine Kenneth F. Schaffner 26. Hierarchy of Evidence
School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield 27. What
Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine John Worrall Part 7: Probability in
Action: Forensic Science 28. Interpretation of Statistical Evidence in
Criminal Trials: The Prosecutor's Fallacy and the Defense Attorney's
Fallacy William C. Thompson & Edward L. Schumannt 29. Sudden Infant Death
or Murder? A Royal Confusion About Probabilities Neven Sesardic Part 8:
Risk, Uncertainty and Science Policy 30. Formulating the Precautionary
Principle Neil A. Manson 31. Five Charges Against the Precautionary
Principle Per Sandin, Martin Peterson, Sven Ove Hansson, Chrstina Ruden,
and Andre Juthe 32. Risk and ethics: three approaches Sven Ove Hansson
Part 9: Scientific Realism and Antirealism 33. The Aim and Structure of
Physical Theory Pierre Duhem 34. The Theories of Modern Physics Henri
Poincare 35. Objectivity of Science Henri Poincare 36. A confutation of
convergent realism Larry Laudan 37. Arguments Concerning Scientific Realism
Bas Van Fraassen 38. Experimentation and Scientific Realism Ian Hacking
39. Structural realism: The best of both worlds? John Worrall. Index