05478oam 2200721I 450 991046200690332120200520144314.01-283-84187-81-135-69508-30-203-71808-910.4324/9780203718087 (CKB)2670000000277332(EBL)1075206(OCoLC)821175813(SSID)ssj0000782665(PQKBManifestationID)11419648(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000782665(PQKBWorkID)10746265(PQKB)11380118(MiAaPQ)EBC1075206(Au-PeEL)EBL1075206(CaPaEBR)ebr10629061(CaONFJC)MIL415437(OCoLC)819136709(EXLCZ)99267000000027733220180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArguing about science /edited by Alexander Bird and James LadymanAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (792 p.)Arguing about philosophyArguing about philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-49230-0 0-415-49229-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Arguing About Science; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; General Introduction; PART ONE What is science?; Introduction to Part One; 1 Karl PopperSCIENCE: CONJECTURES AND REFUTATIONS; 2 Adolf Grünbaum IS FREUDIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORYPSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC BY KARL POPPER'SCRITERION OF DEMARCATION?; 3 Stephen Jay Gould THE MISMEASURE OF MAN; 4 Thomas S. KuhnOBJECTIVITY, VALUE JUDGMENT, ANDTHEORY CHOICE; PART TWO Science, race and gender; Introduction to Part Two; 5 Sally HaslangerGENDER AND RACE: (WHAT) ARE THEY?(WHAT) DO WE WANT THEM TO BE?6 Helena CroninTHE BATTLE OF THE SEXES REVISITED7 Evelyn Fox KellerBEYOND THE GENE BUT BENEATH THE SKIN; 8 Lucius T. OutlawTOWARD A CRITICAL THEORY OF "RACE"; 9 Robin O. AndreasenRACE: BIOLOGICAL REALITY OR SOCIALCONSTRUCT?; 10 Joshua M. GlasgowON THE NEW BIOLOGY OF RACE; 11 Clark GlymourWHAT WENT WRONG? REFLECTIONS ONSCIENCE BY OBSERVATION ANDTHE BELL CURVE; PART THREE Scientific reasoning; Introduction to Part Three; 12 Peter LiptonINDUCTION; 13 Hilary PutnamTHE "CORROBORATION" OF THEORIES; 14 John Stuart MillA SYSTEM OF LOGIC15 William Whewell 268OF CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OFSCIENTIFIC INDUCTION16 Peter Achinstein 282WAVES AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD; 17 Michael Strevens 293NOTES ON BAYESIAN CONFIRMATION THEORY; PART FOUR Explanation; Introduction to Part Four; 18 Wesley C. SalmonSCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION; 19 Bas van FraassenTHE PRAGMATICS OF EXPLANATION; 20 Peter LiptonEXPLANATION; PART FIVE Laws and causation; Introduction to Part Five; 21 Fred I. DretskeLAWS OF NATURE; 22 Bas van FraassenWHAT ARE LAWS OF NATURE?; 23 Marc LangeNATURAL LAWS AND THE PROBLEM OFPROVISOS24 Nancy CartwrightCAUSAL LAWS AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIESPART SIX Science and medicine; Introduction to Part Six; 25 Ronald MunsonWHY MEDICINE CANNOT BE A SCIENCE; 26 Kenneth F. SchaffnerPHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; 27 School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield HIERARCHY OF EVIDENCE; 28 John WorrallWHAT EVIDENCE IN EVIDENCE-BASEDMEDICINE?; PART SEVEN Probability in action: forensic science; Introduction to Part Seven; 29 William C. Thompson and Edward L. Schumann INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS: THE PROSECUTOR'S FALLACY AND THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S FALLACY30 Neven Sesardic ́SUDDEN INFANT DEATH OR MURDER?A ROYAL CONFUSION ABOUT PROBABILITIESPART EIGHT Risk, uncertainty and science policy; Introduction to Part Eight; 31 Neil A. MansonFORMULATING THE PRECAUTIONARYPRINCIPLE; 32 Per Sandin, Martin Peterson, Sven Ove Hansson, Christina Rudén and André Juthe FIVE CHARGES AGAINST THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; 33 Sven Ove HanssonRISK AND ETHICS: THREE APPROACHES; PART NINE Scientific realism and antirealism; Introduction to Part Nine; 34 Pierre DuhemTHE AIM AND STRUCTURE OFPHYSICAL THEORY; 35 Henri PoincaréTHE THEORIES OF MODERN PHYSICS36 Larry LaudanA CONFUTATION OF CONVERGENT REALISMArguing About Science is an outstanding, engaging introduction to the essential topics in philosophy of science, edited by two leading experts in the field. This exciting and innovative anthology contains a selection of classic and contemporary readings that examine a broad range of issues, from classic problems such as scientific reasoning; causation; and scientific realism, to more recent topics such as science and race; forensic science; and the scientific status of medicine.The editors bring together some of the most influential contributions of famous philosophers in thArguing About PhilosophySciencePhilosophyScienceMethodologyElectronic books.SciencePhilosophy.ScienceMethodology.501Bird Alexander1964-961406Ladyman James1969-560453MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462006903321Arguing about science2239925UNINA