Philosophy of Science for Biologists (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Kampourakis, Kostas

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Biologists rely on theories, apply models and construct explanations, but rarely reflect on their nature and structure. This book introduces key topics in philosophy of science to provide the required philosophical background for this kind of reflection, which is an important part of all aspects of research and communication in biology. It concisely and accessibly addresses fundamental questions such as: Why should biologists care about philosophy of science? How do concepts contribute to scientific advancement? What is the nature of scientific controversies in the biological sciences? Chapters draw on contemporary examples and case studies from across biology, making the discussion relevant and insightful. Written for researchers and advanced undergraduate and graduate students across the life sciences, its aim is to encourage readers to become more philosophically minded and informed to enable better scientific practice. It is also an interesting and pertinent read for philosophers of science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108755436
• Artikelnr.: 62745761

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why should biologists care about philosophy of science? Tobias Uller and
Kostas Kampourakis; 2. What constitutes an explanation in biology? Angela
Potochnik; 3. What is biological knowledge? Kevin McCain; 4. What is the
nature of theories and models in biology? Emily Parke and Anya Plutynski;
5. How are biology concepts used and transformed? Ingo Brigandt; 6. Why
does it matter that many biology concepts are metaphors? Kostas
Kampourakis; 7. How do concepts contribute to scientific advancement?
Evolutionary biology as a case study David Depew; 8. How can conceptual
analysis contribute to scientific practice? The case of cultural evolution
Tim Lewens; 9. What methods do life scientists use? A brief history with
philosophical implications Erik L. Peterson; 10. Is it possible to
scientifically reconstruct the history of life on earth? The biological
sciences and deep time Carol Cleland; 11. What is the basis of biological
classification? The search for natural systems Thomas Reydon; 12. What is
the nature of scientific controversies in the biological sciences? Michael
R. Dietrich; 13. What is the relation between facts and values in
biological science? Biology in society Carrie Friese and Barbara Prainsack;
14. A philosopher in the age of creationism: What have I learned after
fifty years doing philosophy of biology that I want to pass on to
biologists Michael Ruse; 15. How can we teach philosophy of science to
biologists? Kostas Kampourakis and Tobias Uller.