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Philosophy of Science for Scientists / / by Lars-Göran Johansson
| Philosophy of Science for Scientists / / by Lars-Göran Johansson |
| Autore | Johansson Lars-Göran |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 257 p. 28 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Springer Undergraduate Texts in Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Physics Logic, Symbolic and mathematical Philosophy of Science History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Mathematical Logic and Foundations |
| ISBN | 3-319-26551-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface and overview of the bookPart 1: What is science? -- 1. The Evolution of Science -- 2. Knowledge -- 3. Hypotheses and Hypothesis Testing -- 4. On Scientific Data -- 5. Qualitative Data and Methods -- 6. Theories about the Development of Science -- Part 2. Philosophical reflections on four core concepts in science: causes, explanations, laws and models -- 7. On Causes and Correlations -- 8. Explanations -- 9. Explanation in the Humanities and Social Sciences -- 10. Scientific Laws -- 11. Theories, Models and Reality -- Part 3. Some auxiliaries -- 12. The Mind-Body Problem -- 13. Science and Values -- 14. Some trends in science -- Appendix -- Logical Forms -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255354703321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Primer to Causal Reasoning About a Complex World / / by Lars-Göran Johansson, Thomas Banitz, Volker Grimm, Tilman Hertz, Emilie Lindkvist, Rodrigo Martínez Peña, Sonja Radosavljevic, Petri Ylikoski, Maja Schlüter
| A Primer to Causal Reasoning About a Complex World / / by Lars-Göran Johansson, Thomas Banitz, Volker Grimm, Tilman Hertz, Emilie Lindkvist, Rodrigo Martínez Peña, Sonja Radosavljevic, Petri Ylikoski, Maja Schlüter |
| Autore | Johansson Lars-Göran |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 pages) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BanitzThomas
GrimmVolker HertzTilman LindkvistEmilie Martínez PeñaRodrigo RadosavljevicSonja YlikoskiPetri SchlüterMaja |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Sustainability Ecology Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 3-031-59135-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: Causation in Social-Ecological Systems -- Part I: Semantics of causal expressions -- Chapter 2. Causal Talk Permeates Ordinary Language -- Chapter 3. Causal Talk is Fundamental -- Chapter 4. Causation, Counterfactual Dependence and Potential Outcomes -- Part II: Causation in Science -- Chapter 5. Causal Relations and Causal Relata in Science -- Chapter 6. Causation, Laws and Regularities -- Chapter 7. Inferences from Statistics to Causation -- Chapter 8. Causal Explanations -- Part III: Causation in Complex SES -- Chapter 9. Causation in Social-Ecological Systems Research -- Part IV: Appendices -- A How Does a Theory Relate to Reality? -- B Models -- C. Confidence Intervals and Correlations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910866582703321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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