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Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / / Alex Rosenberg
| Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / / Alex Rosenberg |
| Autore | Rosenberg Alexander <1946-, > |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-136-66261-8
1-283-46033-5 9786613460332 1-136-66262-6 0-203-80751-0 |
| Classificazione | PHI000000SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Philosophy and Science; Overview; What Is Philosophy?; Philosophy and the Emergence of the Sciences; Science and the Divisions of Philosophy; What if There Are No Questions Left Over when Science Is Finished?; A Short History of Philosophy as the Philosophy of Science; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 2 Why Is Philosophy of Science Important?; Overview; Scientific Questions and Questions about Science; Modern Science Has Implications for Philosophy; The Cultural Significance of Science
Why Is Science the Only Feature of Western Culture Universally Adopted?Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 3 Scientific Explanation; Overview; Defining Scientific Explanation; The Role of Laws in Scientific Explanation; The Covering Law Model; Problems for the Covering Law Model; A Competing Conception of Scientific Explanation; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 4 Why Do Laws Explain?; Overview; What Is a Law of Nature?; Counterfactual Support as a Symptom of the Necessity of Laws; Counterfactuals and Causation; Coming to Grips with Nomic Necessity; Denying the Obvious? SummaryStudy Questions; Suggested Readings; 5 Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities; Overview; Causes as Explainers; Ceteris Paribus Laws; Statistical Laws and Probabilistic Causes; Explanation as Unification; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 6 Laws and Explanations in Biology and the "Special Sciences"; Overview; Dissatisfaction with Causal Explanations; Proprietary Laws in the "Special Sciences"; Functional Laws and Biological Explanations; Explaining Purposes or Explaining Them Away?; From Intelligibility to Necessity; Summary; Study Questions Suggested Readings7 The Structure of Scientific Theories; Overview; How Do Theories Work? The Example of Newtonian Mechanics; Theories as Explainers: The Hypothetico-Deductive Model; The Philosophical Significance of Newtonian Mechanics and Theories; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 8 Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues About Scientific Theories; Overview; Reduction, Replacement and the Progress of Science; The Problem of Theoretical Terms; Scientific Realism vs. Antirealism; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 9 Theory Construction vs. Model Building; Overview Theories and ModelsSemantic vs. Syntactic Approaches to Theories and Models; A Case Study: Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection; Models and Theories in Evolutionary Biology; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 10 Induction and Probability; Overview; The Problem of Induction; Statistics and Probability to the Rescue?; How Much Can Bayes' Theorem Really Help?; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 11 Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination; Overview; Epistemological Problems of Hypothesis Testing; Induction as a Pseudo-Problem: Popper's Gambit; Underdetermination Summary |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790473403321 |
Rosenberg Alexander <1946-, >
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / / Alex Rosenberg
| Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / / Alex Rosenberg |
| Autore | Rosenberg Alexander <1946-, > |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-136-66261-8
1-283-46033-5 9786613460332 1-136-66262-6 0-203-80751-0 |
| Classificazione | PHI000000SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Philosophy and Science; Overview; What Is Philosophy?; Philosophy and the Emergence of the Sciences; Science and the Divisions of Philosophy; What if There Are No Questions Left Over when Science Is Finished?; A Short History of Philosophy as the Philosophy of Science; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 2 Why Is Philosophy of Science Important?; Overview; Scientific Questions and Questions about Science; Modern Science Has Implications for Philosophy; The Cultural Significance of Science
Why Is Science the Only Feature of Western Culture Universally Adopted?Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 3 Scientific Explanation; Overview; Defining Scientific Explanation; The Role of Laws in Scientific Explanation; The Covering Law Model; Problems for the Covering Law Model; A Competing Conception of Scientific Explanation; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 4 Why Do Laws Explain?; Overview; What Is a Law of Nature?; Counterfactual Support as a Symptom of the Necessity of Laws; Counterfactuals and Causation; Coming to Grips with Nomic Necessity; Denying the Obvious? SummaryStudy Questions; Suggested Readings; 5 Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities; Overview; Causes as Explainers; Ceteris Paribus Laws; Statistical Laws and Probabilistic Causes; Explanation as Unification; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 6 Laws and Explanations in Biology and the "Special Sciences"; Overview; Dissatisfaction with Causal Explanations; Proprietary Laws in the "Special Sciences"; Functional Laws and Biological Explanations; Explaining Purposes or Explaining Them Away?; From Intelligibility to Necessity; Summary; Study Questions Suggested Readings7 The Structure of Scientific Theories; Overview; How Do Theories Work? The Example of Newtonian Mechanics; Theories as Explainers: The Hypothetico-Deductive Model; The Philosophical Significance of Newtonian Mechanics and Theories; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 8 Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues About Scientific Theories; Overview; Reduction, Replacement and the Progress of Science; The Problem of Theoretical Terms; Scientific Realism vs. Antirealism; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 9 Theory Construction vs. Model Building; Overview Theories and ModelsSemantic vs. Syntactic Approaches to Theories and Models; A Case Study: Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection; Models and Theories in Evolutionary Biology; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 10 Induction and Probability; Overview; The Problem of Induction; Statistics and Probability to the Rescue?; How Much Can Bayes' Theorem Really Help?; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 11 Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination; Overview; Epistemological Problems of Hypothesis Testing; Induction as a Pseudo-Problem: Popper's Gambit; Underdetermination Summary |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799915103321 |
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Rosenberg Alexander <1946-, >
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||
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / / Alex Rosenberg
| Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / / Alex Rosenberg |
| Autore | Rosenberg Alexander <1946-> |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-136-66261-8
1-283-46033-5 9786613460332 1-136-66262-6 0-203-80751-0 |
| Classificazione | PHI000000SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Philosophy and Science; Overview; What Is Philosophy?; Philosophy and the Emergence of the Sciences; Science and the Divisions of Philosophy; What if There Are No Questions Left Over when Science Is Finished?; A Short History of Philosophy as the Philosophy of Science; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 2 Why Is Philosophy of Science Important?; Overview; Scientific Questions and Questions about Science; Modern Science Has Implications for Philosophy; The Cultural Significance of Science
Why Is Science the Only Feature of Western Culture Universally Adopted?Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 3 Scientific Explanation; Overview; Defining Scientific Explanation; The Role of Laws in Scientific Explanation; The Covering Law Model; Problems for the Covering Law Model; A Competing Conception of Scientific Explanation; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 4 Why Do Laws Explain?; Overview; What Is a Law of Nature?; Counterfactual Support as a Symptom of the Necessity of Laws; Counterfactuals and Causation; Coming to Grips with Nomic Necessity; Denying the Obvious? SummaryStudy Questions; Suggested Readings; 5 Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities; Overview; Causes as Explainers; Ceteris Paribus Laws; Statistical Laws and Probabilistic Causes; Explanation as Unification; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 6 Laws and Explanations in Biology and the "Special Sciences"; Overview; Dissatisfaction with Causal Explanations; Proprietary Laws in the "Special Sciences"; Functional Laws and Biological Explanations; Explaining Purposes or Explaining Them Away?; From Intelligibility to Necessity; Summary; Study Questions Suggested Readings7 The Structure of Scientific Theories; Overview; How Do Theories Work? The Example of Newtonian Mechanics; Theories as Explainers: The Hypothetico-Deductive Model; The Philosophical Significance of Newtonian Mechanics and Theories; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 8 Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues About Scientific Theories; Overview; Reduction, Replacement and the Progress of Science; The Problem of Theoretical Terms; Scientific Realism vs. Antirealism; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 9 Theory Construction vs. Model Building; Overview Theories and ModelsSemantic vs. Syntactic Approaches to Theories and Models; A Case Study: Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection; Models and Theories in Evolutionary Biology; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 10 Induction and Probability; Overview; The Problem of Induction; Statistics and Probability to the Rescue?; How Much Can Bayes' Theorem Really Help?; Summary; Study Questions; Suggested Readings; 11 Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination; Overview; Epistemological Problems of Hypothesis Testing; Induction as a Pseudo-Problem: Popper's Gambit; Underdetermination Summary |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815395503321 |
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Rosenberg Alexander <1946->
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| New York, : Routledge, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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