A state-of-the-art guide to the fast-developing area of the philosophy of science. An eminent international team of authors covers a wide range of topics at the intersection of philosophy and the sciences, including causation, realism, methodology, epistemology and the philosophical foundations of physics, biology and psychology. An expanded version of a special issue of the journal "BJPS", this collection should be valuable to advanced students as well as to scholars.
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A state-of-the-art guide to the fast-developing area of the philosophy of science. An eminent international team of authors covers a wide range of topics at the intersection of philosophy and the sciences, including causation, realism, methodology and epistemology.
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Introduction ; 1. The Logic of Success ; 2. The Theory of Knowledge: Saving Epistemology from the Epistemologists ; 3. The Scientific Realism Debate ; 4. 'New Age' Philosophies of Science: Constructivism, Feminism, and Postmodernism ; 5. Causation ; 6. Philosophy of Mind ; 7. Philosophy of Biology ; 8. Philosophy of Mathematics ; 9. Geometry and Motion ; 10. Indeterminacy and Entanglement: The Challenge of Quantum Mechanics ; 11. Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Field Theory ; 12. Interpreting Theories: The Case of Statistical Mechanics ; Index
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A concise guide to philosophy of science
Twelve specially written essays by outstanding figures in their fields
Suitable for use by advanced students, and of interest to scholars
A concise guide to philosophy of science
Twelve specially written essays by outstanding figures in their fields
Suitable for use by advanced students, and of interest to scholars
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780199250547
Publisert
2003
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
581 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
161 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
306