Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780199250554
Publisert
2003
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
442 gr
Høyde
233 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
308
The quality of the contributors to this collection is high, and so is the quality of their contributions ... the range of the material covered by the volume is impressively broad.
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Philosophy of Science Today offers a state-of-the-art guide to this fast-developing area. 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 leading journal BJPS, this collection will be valuable to advanced students as well as to scholars.
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Philosophy of Science Today offers a state-of-the-art guide to this fast-developing area. 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.
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Introduction ; 1. The Logic of Success ; 2. The Theory of Knowledge: Saving Epistemology from the Epistemologists ; 3. The Present State of the Scientific Realism Debate ; 4. 'New Age' Philosophies of Science: Constructivism, Feminism, and Postmodernism ; 5. Causation and Pre-emption ; 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
9780199250554
Publisert
2003
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
442 gr
Høyde
233 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
308