Philosophy of Science
A Contemporary Introduction
(Sprache: Englisch)
Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods and justification of science will value the third edition of this popular text. Weaving together lucid explanations and clear analyses, the volume is a much-used, thematically...
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Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods and justification of science will value the third edition of this popular text. Weaving together lucid explanations and clear analyses, the volume is a much-used, thematically oriented introduction to the philosophy of science. Called the "industry standard" and "essential reading" by the journal, Teaching Philosophy, the book has been substantially revised and updated in its third edition to meet even better the needs of students and instructors and to reflect changes in the field.
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Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's updated and substantially revised Third Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving together lucid explanations and clear analyses, the volume is a much-used, thematically oriented introduction to the field.
New features of the Third Edition include more coverage of the history of the philosophy of science, more fully developed material on the metaphysics of causal and physical necessity, more background on the contrast between empiricism and rationalism in science, and new material on the structure of theoretical science (with expanded coverage of Newtonian and Darwinian theories and models) and the realism/antirealism controversy. Rosenberg also divides the Third Edition into fifteen chapters, aligning each chapter with a week in a standard semester-long course. Updated Discussion Questions, Glossary, Bibliography and Suggested Readings lists at the end of each chapter will make the Third Edition indispensable, either as a comprehensive stand-alone text or alongside the many wide-ranging collections of articles and book excerpts currently available.
Read our interview with Alex Rosenberg, What exactly is philosophy of science - and why does it matter? here: www.routledge.com/u/alexrosenberg
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Philosophy of Science “
Preface 1. Philosophy and Science 2. Why is Philosophy of Science Important? 3. Scientific Explanation 4. Why Do Laws Explain? 5. Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities 6. Laws and Explanations in Biology and the "Special Sciences" 7. The Structure of Scientific Theories 8. Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues about Scientific Theories 9. Theory Construction v. Model Building 10. Induction and Probability 11. Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination 12. Challenges from the History of Science 13. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science 14. The Contested Character of Science 15. Science, Relativism and Objectivity
Autoren-Porträt von Alex Rosenberg
Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Alex Rosenberg
- 2011, 3. Aufl., 320 Seiten, Maße: 15,6 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- ISBN-10: 0415891779
- ISBN-13: 9780415891776
Sprache:
Englisch
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