The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of science [electronic resource] / edited by Peter Machamer and Michael Silberstein.
Material type: TextSeries: Blackwell philosophy guides ; 7.Publication details: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 347 p.) : illISBN:- 9781405164764
- 140516476X
- Philosophy of science
- 501 22
- Q175 .B569 2002eb
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E-Book | Reformational Study Centre General library | 501 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Brief historical introduction to the philosophy of science / Peter Machamer -- Philosophy of science / John Worrall -- Explanation / Jim Woodward -- Structures of scientific theories / Carl F. Craver -- Reduction, emergence, and explanation / Michael Silberstein -- Models, metaphors and analogies / Daniela M. Bailer-Jones -- Experiment and observation / James Bogen -- Induction and probability / Alan Hájek and Ned Hall -- Philosophy of space-time physics / Craig Callender and Carl Hoefer -- Interpreting quantum theories / Laura Ruetsche -- Evolution / Roberta L. Millstein -- Molecular and developmental biology / Paul Griffiths -- Cognitive science / Rick Grush -- Social sciences / Harold Kincaid -- Feminist philosophy of science / Lynn Hankinson Nelson.