Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings

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Yuri Balashov, Alexander Rosenberg
Psychology Press, 2002 - Philosophy - 522 pages

This comprehensive anthology draws together writings by leading philosophers on the philosophy of science. Each section is prefaced by an introductory essay from the editors, guiding students gently into the topic. Accessible and wide-ranging, the text draws on both contemporary and twentieth century sources.
The readings are designed to complement Alex Rosenberg's textbook, Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge 2000), but can also serve as a stand-alone volume in any philosophy of science course.
Includes readings from the following leading philosophers: Achinstein, Anderson, Bloor, Earman, Feyerabend, Gutting, Hanson, Hempel, Kitcher, Kuhn, Laudan, Leplin, Mackie, McMullin, Nagel, Popper, Quine, Rosenberg, Russell, Salmon, Schlick, Shapere, Van Fraassen.

 

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Contents

Introduction
3
Moritz Schlick The Future of Philosophy
8
Alex Rosenberg Biology and Its Philosophy Questions
22
Further Reading
35
EXPLANATION CAUSATION AND LAWS
37
Introduction
39
Carl Hempel Two Models of Scientific Explanation
45
Bas van Fraassen The Pragmatics of Explanation
56
35
183
Introduction
193
Larry Laudan A Confutation of Convergent Realism
211
Gary Gutting Scientific Realism versus Constructive
234
39
247
Ernan McMullin A Case for Scientific Realism
248
45
268
56
275

Philip Kitcher Explanatory Unification and the Causal Structure of the World
71
Causation and Unification
92
J L Mackie The Logic of Conditionals
106
John Earman Laws of Nature
115
Questions
125
Further Reading
126
SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND CONCEPTUAL CHANGE
127
Introduction
129
Ernest Nagel Experimental Laws and Theories
132
X
136
3
141
8
148
Philip Kitcher Theories Theorists and Theoretical Change
163
34
182
Introduction
285
Conjectures and Refutations
294
Karl Popper Darwinism as a Metaphysical Research
302
92
320
N Russell Hanson Seeing and Seeing As
321
W V Quine Two Dogmas of Empiricism
340
Larry Laudan and Jarrett Leplin Empirical Equivalence
362
Wesley Salmon Bayess Theorem and The History
385
SCIENCE IN CONTEXT THE CHALLENGE
405
Thomas Kuhn Objectivity Value Judgment and Theory
421
106
509
132
510
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Other editions - View all

Philosophy of Science, Volume 60
William Marias Malisoff
Limited preview - 1993
Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings
Yuri Balashov
No preview available - 2002

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Bibliographic information

TitlePhilosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings
Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings, Alexander Rosenberg
Routledge contemporary readings in philosophy
EditorsYuri Balashov, Alexander Rosenberg
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherPsychology Press, 2002
ISBN0415257816, 9780415257817
Length522 pages
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