Philosophy of Science
An Historical Anthology
(Sprache: Englisch)
"For years I ve fielded queries from colleagues around the world seeking an anthology through which to teach introductory history and philosophy of science courses by means of primary sources from the Greeks to the twentieth century. My answer has always...
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"For years I ve fielded queries from colleagues around the world seeking an anthology through which to teach introductory history and philosophy of science courses by means of primary sources from the Greeks to the twentieth century. My answer has always been discouraging: No one book fills that need. But not anymore.
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By combining excerpts from key historical writings with commentary by experts, Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology provides a comprehensive history of the philosophy of science from ancient to modern times.* Provides a comprehensive history of the philosophy of science, from antiquity up to the 20th century
* Includes extensive commentary by scholars putting the selected writings in historical context and pointing out their interconnections
* Covers areas rarely seen in philosophy of science texts, including the philosophical dimensions of biology, chemistry, and geology
* Designed to be accessible to both undergraduates and graduate students
Philosophers of science ask various questions regarding the structures and aims of scientific reasoning, whether as practiced or as they should be. Despite the status that these inquiries realized in the 20th century, they have long traditions. Scientists since antiquity have investigated, not just the natural order that is their primary subject matter, but also the nature of scientific inquiry itself. Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology represents primary source material from throughout this tradition, as well as extensive commentary reflecting upon those materials.
By combining excerpts from key historical writings with insightful running commentary by experts, this distinctive new volume points out the common strands running through some 2,500 years of scientific and philosophical debate. Beginning with the Ancient Greeks, Part 1 begins by examining the roots of ancient and medieval philosophy of science before proceeding to the Scientific Revolution, with extensive coverage of scientists like Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton as well as classic modern philosophers like Descartes, Hume, and Kant. Part 1 concludes with a generous survey of 19th and early 20th century philosophers and scientists such as Herschel, Lyell, Darwin, Peirce and Einstein. Part 2 covers the 20th-century philosophy of science, first laying out the foundations of logical positivism and the emergence of the "received view" and then tracing challenges to the received view and the impact of that downfall on issues in contemporary philosophy of science, such as confirmation and observation, methodology, and realism.
Unmatched in breadth and depth, and offering extensive and accessible commentary, Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology is a comprehensive work that will take the reader on a grand tour of the philosophy of science from antiquity to the modern age.
By combining excerpts from key historical writings with insightful running commentary by experts, this distinctive new volume points out the common strands running through some 2,500 years of scientific and philosophical debate. Beginning with the Ancient Greeks, Part 1 begins by examining the roots of ancient and medieval philosophy of science before proceeding to the Scientific Revolution, with extensive coverage of scientists like Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton as well as classic modern philosophers like Descartes, Hume, and Kant. Part 1 concludes with a generous survey of 19th and early 20th century philosophers and scientists such as Herschel, Lyell, Darwin, Peirce and Einstein. Part 2 covers the 20th-century philosophy of science, first laying out the foundations of logical positivism and the emergence of the "received view" and then tracing challenges to the received view and the impact of that downfall on issues in contemporary philosophy of science, such as confirmation and observation, methodology, and realism.
Unmatched in breadth and depth, and offering extensive and accessible commentary, Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology is a comprehensive work that will take the reader on a grand tour of the philosophy of science from antiquity to the modern age.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Philosophy of Science “
List of Figures.Notes on Editors.
Personal Acknowledgments.
Text Acknowledgments.
Part I
Unit 1 The Ancient and Medieval Periods.
Unit 2 The Scientific Revolution.
Unit 3 The Modern Period.
Unit 4 Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century.
Part II
Unit 5 Positivism and the Received View.
Unit 6 After the Received View: Confirmation and Observation.
Unit 7 After the Received View: Methodology.
Unit 8 After the Received View: Explanation.
Unit 9 After the Received View: The Realism Debate.
Autoren-Porträt von Timothy McGrew, Marc Alspector-Kelly, Fritz Allhoff
Timothy McGrew is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University.Marc Alspector-Kelly is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University.
Fritz Allhoff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Mallinson Institute for Science Education, and Director of the History and Philosophy of Science Workgroup at Western Michigan University.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Timothy McGrew , Marc Alspector-Kelly , Fritz Allhoff
- 2009, 1. Auflage, 648 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 24,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Timothy McGrew, Marc Alspector-Kelly, Fritz Allhoff
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405175427
- ISBN-13: 9781405175425
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.04.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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"The introductions, which occupy one-sixth of the volume, are carefully, clearly, and at times even beautifully written. Perhaps most important, they are always intelligently sympathetic to the authors whose views they are presenting." (The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, 1 April 2011)
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"The introductions, which occupy one-sixth of the volume, are carefully, clearly, and at times even beautifully written. Perhaps most important, they are always intelligently sympathetic to the authors whose views they are presenting." (The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, 1 April 2011)Kommentar zu "Philosophy of Science"
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