Paul Humphreys

Gebundenes Buch

Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science

Beschreibung

This Handbook combines coverage of traditional areas in the philosophy of science, such as causation, explanation, and theory structure, with chapters on new areas such as philosophy of astronomy, data, complexity theory, and emergence. The articles are accessible to scientifically educated non-philosophers as well as to philosophers.

Autor

Paul Humphreys is Commonwealth Professor of Philosophy and co-Director of the Center for the Study of Knowledge and Data at the University of Virginia. His principal philosophical interests are general philosophy of science, emergence, computational science, probability, data, and digital humanities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 940
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 177mm x 60mm
• Gewicht: 1702g
• ISBN-13: 9780199368815
• ISBN-10: 0199368813
• Artikelnr.: 47870306