The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Curd, Martin; Psillos, Stathis

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This indispensable reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in philosophy of science contains over sixty specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 736
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135011086
• Artikelnr.: 39191266

Autorenporträt

Martin Curd is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University, USA. He is co-editor (with Jan Cover and Christopher Pincock) of Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues. Stathis Psillos is Professor of Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics at the University of Athens, Greece. He is the author of Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth (Routledge), Causation and Explanation, Philosophy of Science A-Z, and Knowing the Structure of Nature.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Martin Curd and Stathis Psillos Part 1: Historical and
Philosophical Context 1. Conventionalism Robert DiSalle 2. The Epistemology
of Science after Quine Paul A. Roth 3. The History of Philosophy and
Philosophy of Science Joanne Waugh and Roger Ariew 4. Metaphysics Stephen
Mumford 5. Philosophy of Language Rod Bertolet 6. The Role of Logic in
Philosophy of Science Diderik Batens 7. Critical Rationalism Gürol Irzik
8. The Historical Turn in the Philosophy of Science Alexander Bird 9.
Logical Empiricism Thomas Uebel 10. Pragmatism and Science Robert Almeder
11. Social Epistemology K. Brad Wray Part 2: Debates 12. Bayesianism Colin
Howson 13. Computer Simulation Wendy S. Parker 14. Confirmation Alan Hájek
and James M. Joyce 15. Empiricism Elliott Sober 16. Essentialism and
Natural Kinds Brian Ellis 17. Ethics of Science David B. Resnik 18.
Experiment Theodore Arabatzis 19. Explanation Jim Woodward 20. Feminist
Approach to the Philosophy of Science Cassandra L. Pinnick 20. Inference to
the Best Explanation Peter Lipton 22. Laws of Nature Marc Lange 23.
Naturalism Ronald N. Giere 24. Realism/Anti-Realism Michael Devitt 25.
Relativism about Science Maria Baghramian 26. Scientific Method Howard
Sankey 27. Social Studies of Science Robert Nola 28. The Structure of
Theories Steven French 29. Theory-Change John Worrall 30. Thought
Experiments James Robert Brown 31. Underdetermination Igor Douven 32.
Values in Science Gerald Doppelt Part 3: Concepts 33. Causation
Christopher Hitchcock 34. Determinism Barry Loewer 35. Evidence Peter
Achinstein 36. Function Denis Walsh 37. Idealization James Ladyman 38.
Measurement Hasok Chang and Nancy Cartwright 39. Mechanisms Stuart Glennan
40. Models Demetris Portides 41. Observation André Kukla 42. Prediction
Malcolm Forster 43. Probability Maria-Carla Galavotti 44. Pseudoscience
Bradley Monton 45. Reduction Sahotra Sarkar 46. Representation in Science
Paul Teller 47. Scientific Discovery Thomas Nickles 48. Space and Time
Oliver Pooley 49. Species and Taxonomy Marc Ereshefsky 50. Symmetry
Margaret Morrison 51. Truthlikeness Graham Oddie 52. Unification Todd Jones
53. The Virtues of a Good Theory Ernan McMullin Part 4: The Individual
Sciences 54. Biology Alexander Rosenberg 55. Chemistry Robin Findlay Hendry
56. Cognitive Science Paul Thagard 57. Cosmology Chris Smeenk 58. Economics
Uskali Maki 59. Mathematics Peter Clark 60. Physics Simon Saunders 61.
Psychology Richard Samuels 62. Social Sciences Harold Kincaid. Index