The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science
Curd, Martin.
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science [electronic resource]. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013. - 1 online resource (736 p.) - Routledge Philosophy Companions. . - Routledge Philosophy Companions. .
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Part I:Historical and philosophical context; 1.Conventionalism; 2.The epistemology of science after Quine; 3.The history of philosophy and the philosophy of science; 4.Metaphysics; 5.Philosophy of language; 6.The role of logic in philosophy of science; 7.Critical rationalism; 8.The historical turn in the philosophy of science; 9.Logical empiricism; 10.Pragmatism and science; 11.Social epistemology; Part II:Debates; 12.Bayesianism; 13.Computer simulation. 14.Confirmation15.Empiricism; 16.Essentialism and natural kinds; 17.Ethics of science; 18.Experiment; 19.Explanation; 20.The feminist approach to the philosophy of science; 21.Inference to the best explanation; 22.Laws of nature; 23.Naturalism; 24.Realism/anti-realism; 25.Relativism about science; 26.Scientific method; 27.Social studies of science; 28.The structure of theories; 29.Theory-change in science; 30.Thought experiments; 31.Underdetermination; 32.Values in science; Part III:Concepts; 33.Causation; 34.Determinism; 35.Evidence; 36.Function; 37.Idealization; 38.Measurement. 39.Mechanisms40.Models; 41.Observation; 42.Prediction; 43.Probability; 44.Pseudoscience; 45.Reduction; 46.Representation in science; 47.Scientific discovery; 48.Space and time; 49.Species and taxonomy; 50.Symmetry; 51.Truthlikeness; 52.Unification; 53.The virtues of a good theory; Part IV:Individual sciences; 54.Biology; 55.Chemistry; 56.Cognitive science; 57.Cosmology; 58.Economics; 59.Mathematics; 60.Physics; 61.Psychology; 62.Social sciences; Index.
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.
Available electronically via the Internet.
9781135011093 9780415518741
Science -- Philosophy.
Electronic books.
501
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science [electronic resource]. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013. - 1 online resource (736 p.) - Routledge Philosophy Companions. . - Routledge Philosophy Companions. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Part I:Historical and philosophical context; 1.Conventionalism; 2.The epistemology of science after Quine; 3.The history of philosophy and the philosophy of science; 4.Metaphysics; 5.Philosophy of language; 6.The role of logic in philosophy of science; 7.Critical rationalism; 8.The historical turn in the philosophy of science; 9.Logical empiricism; 10.Pragmatism and science; 11.Social epistemology; Part II:Debates; 12.Bayesianism; 13.Computer simulation. 14.Confirmation15.Empiricism; 16.Essentialism and natural kinds; 17.Ethics of science; 18.Experiment; 19.Explanation; 20.The feminist approach to the philosophy of science; 21.Inference to the best explanation; 22.Laws of nature; 23.Naturalism; 24.Realism/anti-realism; 25.Relativism about science; 26.Scientific method; 27.Social studies of science; 28.The structure of theories; 29.Theory-change in science; 30.Thought experiments; 31.Underdetermination; 32.Values in science; Part III:Concepts; 33.Causation; 34.Determinism; 35.Evidence; 36.Function; 37.Idealization; 38.Measurement. 39.Mechanisms40.Models; 41.Observation; 42.Prediction; 43.Probability; 44.Pseudoscience; 45.Reduction; 46.Representation in science; 47.Scientific discovery; 48.Space and time; 49.Species and taxonomy; 50.Symmetry; 51.Truthlikeness; 52.Unification; 53.The virtues of a good theory; Part IV:Individual sciences; 54.Biology; 55.Chemistry; 56.Cognitive science; 57.Cosmology; 58.Economics; 59.Mathematics; 60.Physics; 61.Psychology; 62.Social sciences; Index.
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.
Available electronically via the Internet.
9781135011093 9780415518741
Science -- Philosophy.
Electronic books.
501