Marco J. Nathan explores the black box, the metaphorical term that scientists use for the isolation of a complex phenomenon that they don't yet understand. By detailing some fascinating episodes in the history of biology, psychology, and economics, Nathan's monograph revisits foundational questions about causation, explanation, emergence, and progress, showing how the insights of both reductionism and antireductionism can be reconciled into a fresh and exciting approach to science.
Marco J. Nathan explores the black box, the metaphorical term that scientists use for the isolation of a complex phenomenon that they don't yet understand. By detailing some fascinating episodes in the history of biology, psychology, and economics, Nathan's monograph revisits foundational questions about causation, explanation, emergence, and progress, showing how the insights of both reductionism and antireductionism can be reconciled into a fresh and exciting approach to science.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Marco J. Nathan is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Denver. His research focuses on the philosophy of science, with particular emphasis on biology, neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology, and economics. He has published numerous articles and chapters in philosophical and scientific venues.
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Contents Preface Chapter 1: Bricks and Boxes 1.1 The Wall 1.2 A Theory of Everything? 1.3 Pandora's Gift to Science: The Black Box 1.4 Structure and Synopsis 1.5 Aim and Scope Chapter 2: Between Scylla and Charybdis 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Rock Shoal and the Whirlpool 2.3 The Rise and Fall of Classical Reductionism 2.4 Antireductionism Strikes Back 2.5 The Reductionists Return 2.6 Scylla or Charybdis? 2.7 Why Not Have the Cake and Eat It Too? Chapter 3: Lessons from the History of Science 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Darwin's Quest for Inheritance and Variation 3.3 Mendel's Missing Mechanisms: A Tale of Two Syntheses 3.4 Absent Minded: Psychological Behaviors 3.5 The Nature and Significance of Economics 3.6 The Many Faces of Black Boxes Chapter 4: Placeholders 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Two Theses About Fitness 4.3 Are Dispositions Explanatory? 4.4 Placeholders in Scientific Theory and Practice 4.5 Two Types of Placeholders Chapter 5: Black-Boxing 101 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Step One: The Framing Stage 5.3 Step Two: The Difference-Making Stage 5.4 Step Three: The Representation Stage 5.5 What is a Black Box? A Three-Part Recipe Chapter 6: History of Science 'Black-Boxing Style' 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Darwin's Black Boxes 6.3 Mendel's Black Boxes 6.4 Skinner's Black Boxes 6.5 Friedman's Black Boxes 6.6 Black Boxes in Science: Concluding Remarks Chapter 7: Diet Mechanistic Philosophy 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The New Mechanistic Philosophy 7.3 Three Steps: A Neo-Mechanistic Perspective 7.4 Mechanisms, Models, and Metaphysics 7.5 Mechanisms and Black Boxes 7.6 What's in a Mechanism? 7.7 The Diet Recipe: Concluding Remarks Chapter 8: Emergence Reframed 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Emergence: Metaphysical or Epistemic? 8.3 Emergence in Action: Systems Neuroscience 8.4 Emergents and Black Boxes 8.5 Refinements and Implications 8.6 Adequacy Conditions and Advantages 8.7 Concluding Remarks Chapter 9: The Fuel of Scientific Progress 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Roots of Incommensurability 9.3 Referential Models and Incommensurability 9.4 Black Boxes and Reference Potential, Part I 9.5 Black Boxes and Reference Potential, Part II 9.6 Incommensurability, Progress, and Black Boxes: Concluding Remarks Chapter 10: Sailing Through the Strait 10.1 Back to Bricks and Boxes 10.2 The Quagmire 10.3 Rocking the Rock, Weathering the Whirlpool 10.4 A History of Black Boxes 10.5 The Devil in the Details? References
Contents Preface Chapter 1: Bricks and Boxes 1.1 The Wall 1.2 A Theory of Everything? 1.3 Pandora's Gift to Science: The Black Box 1.4 Structure and Synopsis 1.5 Aim and Scope Chapter 2: Between Scylla and Charybdis 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Rock Shoal and the Whirlpool 2.3 The Rise and Fall of Classical Reductionism 2.4 Antireductionism Strikes Back 2.5 The Reductionists Return 2.6 Scylla or Charybdis? 2.7 Why Not Have the Cake and Eat It Too? Chapter 3: Lessons from the History of Science 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Darwin's Quest for Inheritance and Variation 3.3 Mendel's Missing Mechanisms: A Tale of Two Syntheses 3.4 Absent Minded: Psychological Behaviors 3.5 The Nature and Significance of Economics 3.6 The Many Faces of Black Boxes Chapter 4: Placeholders 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Two Theses About Fitness 4.3 Are Dispositions Explanatory? 4.4 Placeholders in Scientific Theory and Practice 4.5 Two Types of Placeholders Chapter 5: Black-Boxing 101 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Step One: The Framing Stage 5.3 Step Two: The Difference-Making Stage 5.4 Step Three: The Representation Stage 5.5 What is a Black Box? A Three-Part Recipe Chapter 6: History of Science 'Black-Boxing Style' 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Darwin's Black Boxes 6.3 Mendel's Black Boxes 6.4 Skinner's Black Boxes 6.5 Friedman's Black Boxes 6.6 Black Boxes in Science: Concluding Remarks Chapter 7: Diet Mechanistic Philosophy 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The New Mechanistic Philosophy 7.3 Three Steps: A Neo-Mechanistic Perspective 7.4 Mechanisms, Models, and Metaphysics 7.5 Mechanisms and Black Boxes 7.6 What's in a Mechanism? 7.7 The Diet Recipe: Concluding Remarks Chapter 8: Emergence Reframed 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Emergence: Metaphysical or Epistemic? 8.3 Emergence in Action: Systems Neuroscience 8.4 Emergents and Black Boxes 8.5 Refinements and Implications 8.6 Adequacy Conditions and Advantages 8.7 Concluding Remarks Chapter 9: The Fuel of Scientific Progress 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Roots of Incommensurability 9.3 Referential Models and Incommensurability 9.4 Black Boxes and Reference Potential, Part I 9.5 Black Boxes and Reference Potential, Part II 9.6 Incommensurability, Progress, and Black Boxes: Concluding Remarks Chapter 10: Sailing Through the Strait 10.1 Back to Bricks and Boxes 10.2 The Quagmire 10.3 Rocking the Rock, Weathering the Whirlpool 10.4 A History of Black Boxes 10.5 The Devil in the Details? References
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