A companion to the philosophy of science

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Malden, Mass.: Blackwell (2000)
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Taken as a whole, the volume provides an unparalleled survey of all the topical areas, major methods, and stances in the philosophy of science.

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Q175.3.C65 2000

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0631170243   0631230203   9780631230205   9780631170242

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Introduction.  (pages 1–8)W. H. Newton-Smith
Axiomatization.  (pages 9–11)Frederick Suppe
Berkeley.  (pages 12–15)M. Hughes
Biology.  (pages 16–25)Paul Thompson
Bohr.  (pages 26–30)Dugald Murdoch
Causation.  (pages 31–40)Paul Humphreys
Cognitive Approaches to Science.  (pages 41–43)Ronald N. Giere
Computing.  (pages 44–52)Leslie Burkholder
Confirmation, Paradoxes of.  (pages 53–55)J. D. Trout
Convention, Role of.  (pages 56–64)Lawrence Sklar
Craig's Theorem.  (pages 65–67)Frederick Suppe
Darwin.  (pages 68–75)Samir Okasha
Definitions.  (pages 76–78)Frederick Suppe
Descartes.  (pages 79–84)Tom Sorell
Discovery.  (pages 85–96)Thomas Nickles
Dispositions and Powers.  (pages 97–101)Rom Harré
Einstein.  (pages 102–107)Christopher Ray
Evidence and Confirmation.  (pages 108–116)Colin Howson
Experiment.  (pages 117–126)David C. Gooding
Explanation.  (pages 127–133)W. H. Newton-Smith
Feminist Accounts of Science.  (pages 134–142)Kathleen Okruhlik
Feyerabend.  (pages 143–148)John Preston
Galileo.  (pages 149–153)Robert E. Butts
History, Role in the Philosophy of Science.  (pages 154–161)Brendan Larvor
Holism.  (pages 162–164)Christopher Hookway
Hume.  (pages 165–168)W. H. Newton-Smith
Idealization.  (pages 169–171)Yemima Ben-Menahem
Incommensurability.  (pages 172–180)Muhammad Ali Khalidi
Induction and the Uniformity of Nature.  (pages 181–183)Colin Howson
Inference to the Best Explanation.  (pages 184–193)Peter Lipton
Judgment, Role in Science.  (pages 194–202)Harold I. Brown
Kuhn.  (pages 203–206)Richard Rorty
Lakatos.  (pages 207–212)Thomas Nickles
Laws of Nature.  (pages 213–223)Rom Harré
Leibniz.  (pages 224–228)William Seager
Locke.  (pages 229–232)G. A. J. Rogers
Logical Empiricism.  (pages 233–242)Wesley C. Salmon
Logical Positivism.  (pages 243–251)Christopher Ray
Mach.  (pages 252–256)Gereon Wolters
Mathematics, Role in Science.  (pages 257–264)James Robert Brown
Measurement.  (pages 265–276)J. D. Trout
Metaphor in science.  (pages 277-282)Eleonora Montuschi
Metaphor in science.  (pages 277-282)William Newton-Smith
Metaphysics, Role in Science.  (pages 283–292)William Seager
Mill.  (pages 293–298)Geoffrey Scarre
Models and Analogies.  (pages 299–307)Mary Hesse
Naturalism.  (pages 308–310)Ronald N. Giere
Natural Kinds.  (pages 311–319)John Dupré
Newton.  (pages 320–324)Richard S. Westfall
Observation and Theory.  (pages 325–334)Peter Achinstein
Peirce.  (pages 335–339)Cheryl Misak
Physicalism.  (pages 340–342)William Seager
Popper.  (pages 343–348)John Watkins
Pragmatic factors in theory-acceptance.  (pages 349-357)William Newton-Smith
Pragmatic factors in theory-acceptance.  (pages 349-357)John Worrall
Pragmatic factors in theory-acceptance.  (pages 349-357)John Worrall
Probability.  (pages 358–372)Philip Percival
Qualities, Primary and Secondary.  (pages 373–375)G. A. J. Rogers
Quantum Mechanics.  (pages 376–384)Richard Healey
Quine.  (pages 385–389)Lars Bergström
Ramsey Sentences.  (pages 390–392)Frederick Suppe
Realism and Instrumentalism.  (pages 393–401)Jarrett Leplin
Reductionism.  (pages 402–404)John Dupré
Relativism.  (pages 405–407)James W. McAllister
Russell.  (pages 408–412)Paul J. Hager
Scientific Change.  (pages 413–422)Dudley Shapere
Scientific Methodology.  (pages 423–432)Gary Gutting
Simplicity.  (pages 433–441)Elliott Sober
Social Factors in Science.  (pages 442–450)James Robert Brown
Social Science, Philosophy of.  (pages 451–460)Alex Rosenberg
Space, Time, and Relativity.  (pages 461–469)Lawrence Sklar
Statistical Explanation.  (pages 470–479)Christopher Read Hitchcock & Wesley C. Salmon
Supervenience and Determination.  (pages 480–482)William Seager
Technology, Philosophy of.  (pages 483–491)Mary Tiles
Teleological Explanation.  (pages 492–494)Andrew Woodfield
Theoretical Terms: Meaning and Reference.  (pages 495–514)Philip Percival
Theories.  (pages 515–524)Ronald N. Giere
Theory Identity.  (pages 525-527)Frederick Suppe
Thought Experiments.  (pages 528–531)James Robert Brown
Underdetermination of Theory by Data.  (pages 532–536)W. H. Newton-Smith
Unification of Theories.  (pages 537–539)James W. McAllister
The Unity of Science.  (pages 540–549)C. A. Hooker
Values in Science.  (pages 550–560)Ernan McMullin
Verisimilitude.  (pages 561--563)Chris Brink
Whewell.  (pages 564–567)John Wettersten

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