An outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of science, the Handbook will also be of interest to those in related fields such as metaphysics, philosophy of psychology and history of s
An outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of science, the Handbook will also be of interest to those in related fields such as metaphysics, philosophy of psychology and history of sHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stuart Glennan is the Harry T. Ice Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University, USA. Phyllis Illari is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science in the Science and Technology Studies Department at University College London, UK.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface William C. Wimsatt 1. Introduction: Mechanisms and Mechanical Philosophies Stuart Glennan and Phyllis Illari Part 1: Historical Perspectives on Mechanisms 2. Mechanisms: Ancient Sources Tiberiu Popa 3. From the Mechanical Philosophy to Early Modern Mechanisms Sophie Roux 4. The Origins of the Reaction Mechanism William Goodwin 5. Mechanism, Organicism and Vitalism Garland E. Allen 6. Mechanisms and the Mental Marcin Milkowski Part 2: The Nature of Mechanisms 7. Varieties of Mechanisms Stuart Glennan and Phyllis Illari 8. Mechanisms, Phenomena, and Functions Justin Garson 9. The Components and Boundaries of Mechanisms Marie I. Kaiser 10. Mechanisms and the Metaphysics of Causation Lucas Matthews and James Tabery 11. Mechanisms, Counterfactuals and Laws Stavros Ioannidis and Stathis Psillos 12. What Would Hume Say? Regularities, Laws, and Mechanisms Holly Anderson 13. Probability and Chance in Mechanisms Marshall Abrams 14. Mechanistic Levels, Reduction and Emergence Mark Povich and Carl F. Craver 15. Mechanisms and Natural Kinds Emma Tobin Part 3: Mechanisms and the Philosophy of Science 16. Mechanistic Explanation and its Limits Marta Halina 17. Models of Mechanisms John Matthewson 18. Explaining Visually: Mechanism Diagrams Adele Abrahamsen, Benjamin Sheredos, and William Bechtel 19. Strategies for Discovering Mechanisms Lindley Darden 20. Mechanisms and Dynamical Systems David Michael Kaplan Part 4: Disciplinary Perspectives on Mechanisms 21. Mechanisms in Physics Meinard Kuhlmann 22. Mechanisms in Evolutionary Biology Lane DesAutels 23. Mechanisms in Molecular Biology Tudor M. Baetu 24. Mechanisms and Biomedicine Brendan Clarke and Federica Russo 25. Developmental Mechanisms Alan C. Love 26. Mechanisms in Ecology Viorel Pâslaru 27. Systems Biology and Mechanistic Explanation Ingo Brigandt, Sara Green, and Maureen A. O'Malley 28. Mechanistic Explanation in Neuroscience Catherine Stinson and Jacqueline Sullivan 29. Mechanisms in Cognitive Science Carlos Zednik 30. Social Mechanisms Petri Ylikoski 31. Disaggregating Historical Explanation: The Move to Social Mechanisms Daniel Little 32. Mechanisms in Economics Caterina Marchionni 33. Computational Mechanisms Gualtiero Piccinini 34. Mechanisms and Engineering Science Dingmar van Eck. Index
Preface William C. Wimsatt 1. Introduction: Mechanisms and Mechanical Philosophies Stuart Glennan and Phyllis Illari Part 1: Historical Perspectives on Mechanisms 2. Mechanisms: Ancient Sources Tiberiu Popa 3. From the Mechanical Philosophy to Early Modern Mechanisms Sophie Roux 4. The Origins of the Reaction Mechanism William Goodwin 5. Mechanism, Organicism and Vitalism Garland E. Allen 6. Mechanisms and the Mental Marcin Milkowski Part 2: The Nature of Mechanisms 7. Varieties of Mechanisms Stuart Glennan and Phyllis Illari 8. Mechanisms, Phenomena, and Functions Justin Garson 9. The Components and Boundaries of Mechanisms Marie I. Kaiser 10. Mechanisms and the Metaphysics of Causation Lucas Matthews and James Tabery 11. Mechanisms, Counterfactuals and Laws Stavros Ioannidis and Stathis Psillos 12. What Would Hume Say? Regularities, Laws, and Mechanisms Holly Anderson 13. Probability and Chance in Mechanisms Marshall Abrams 14. Mechanistic Levels, Reduction and Emergence Mark Povich and Carl F. Craver 15. Mechanisms and Natural Kinds Emma Tobin Part 3: Mechanisms and the Philosophy of Science 16. Mechanistic Explanation and its Limits Marta Halina 17. Models of Mechanisms John Matthewson 18. Explaining Visually: Mechanism Diagrams Adele Abrahamsen, Benjamin Sheredos, and William Bechtel 19. Strategies for Discovering Mechanisms Lindley Darden 20. Mechanisms and Dynamical Systems David Michael Kaplan Part 4: Disciplinary Perspectives on Mechanisms 21. Mechanisms in Physics Meinard Kuhlmann 22. Mechanisms in Evolutionary Biology Lane DesAutels 23. Mechanisms in Molecular Biology Tudor M. Baetu 24. Mechanisms and Biomedicine Brendan Clarke and Federica Russo 25. Developmental Mechanisms Alan C. Love 26. Mechanisms in Ecology Viorel Pâslaru 27. Systems Biology and Mechanistic Explanation Ingo Brigandt, Sara Green, and Maureen A. O'Malley 28. Mechanistic Explanation in Neuroscience Catherine Stinson and Jacqueline Sullivan 29. Mechanisms in Cognitive Science Carlos Zednik 30. Social Mechanisms Petri Ylikoski 31. Disaggregating Historical Explanation: The Move to Social Mechanisms Daniel Little 32. Mechanisms in Economics Caterina Marchionni 33. Computational Mechanisms Gualtiero Piccinini 34. Mechanisms and Engineering Science Dingmar van Eck. Index
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