Alex Rosenberg

Philosophy of Science

A Contemporary Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's updated and substantially revised Third Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving together lucid explanations and clear analyses, the volume is a much-used, thematically oriented introduction to the field. New features of the Third Edition include more coverage of the history of the philosophy of science, more fully developed material on the metaphysics of causal and physical necessity, more background on the contrast between empiricism and rationalism in science, and new material on the structure of theoretical science (with expanded coverage of Newtonian and Darwinian theories and models) and the realism/antirealism controversy. Rosenberg also divides the Third Edition into fifteen chapters, aligning each chapter with a week in a standard semester-long course. Updated Discussion Questions, Glossary, Bibliography and Suggested Readings lists at the end of each chapter will make the Third Edition indispensable, either as a comprehensive stand-alone text or alongside the many wide-ranging collections of articles and book excerpts currently available. Read our interview with Alex Rosenberg, What exactly is philosophy of science - and why does it matter? here: www.routledge.com/u/alexrosenberg

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 651g
• ISBN-13: 9780415891769
• ISBN-10: 0415891760
• Artikelnr.: 33255882

Autorenporträt

Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Philosophy and Science 2. Why is Philosophy of Science
Important? 3. Scientific Explanation 4. Why Do Laws Explain? 5. Causation,
Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities 6. Laws and Explanations in
Biology and the "Special Sciences" 7. The Structure of Scientific Theories
8. Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues about Scientific Theories 9. Theory
Construction v. Model Building 10. Induction and Probability 11.
Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination 12. Challenges from the
History of Science 13. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science 14. The
Contested Character of Science 15. Science, Relativism and Objectivity

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1. The Relationship Between Philosophy and Science 2. Why is Philosophy of Science Important? 3. Scientific Explanation 4. Why Do Laws Explain? 5. Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities 6. Laws and Explanations in Biology and the "Special Sciences" 7. The Structure of Scientific Theories 8. Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues about Scientific Theories 9. Theory Construction vs. Model Building 10. Induction and Probability 11. Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination 12. Challenges from the History of Science 13. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science 14. The Contested Character of Science 15. Science, Relativism and Objectivity

Rezensionen

"Sets the industry standard. This book is essential reading for any serious student of the philosophy of science. [...]Rosenberg provides a comprehensive, sophisticated presentation of the current state of the field, and yet it is clear enough to be accessible to students. Rosenberg's text gets my highest recommendation for courses with students who are academically well prepared and motivated."

W. Russ Payne, in Teaching Philosophy