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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828001603321

Titolo

The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of science / / edited by Peter Machamer and Michael Silberstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, Mass., USA, : Blackwell Publishers, 2002

ISBN

9786611320768

9781405164764

140516476X

9781782686712

1782686711

9781281320766

1281320765

9780470702772

047070277X

9780470756614

0470756616

9780470756522

0470756527

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Collana

Blackwell philosophy guides ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

MachamerPeter K

SilbersteinMichael

Disciplina

501

Soggetti

Science

Science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Science; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; 1 A Brief Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science; 2 Philosophy of Science: Classic Debates, Standard Problems, Future Prospects; 3 Explanation; 4 Structures of Scientific Theories; 5 Reduction, Emergence and Explanation; 6 Models, Metaphors and Analogies; 7 Experiment and Observation; 8 Induction and Probability; 9 Philosophy of Space-Time Physics; 10 Interpreting Quantum Theories; 11 Evolution; 12 Molecular and Developmental



Biology; 13 Cognitive Science; 14 Social Sciences

15 Feminist Philosophy of ScienceIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presentsa definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of science.