The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of science / / edited by Peter Machamer and Michael Silberstein |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, Mass., USA, : Blackwell Publishers, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
Disciplina | 501 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MachamerPeter K
SilbersteinMichael |
Collana | Blackwell philosophy guides |
Soggetto topico |
Science
Science - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-4051-6476-X
1-78268-671-1 1-281-32076-5 9786611320768 0-470-70277-X 0-470-75661-6 0-470-75652-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Altri titoli varianti | Philosophy of science |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828001603321 |
Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, Mass., USA, : Blackwell Publishers, 2002 | ||
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Contemporary philosophy : a survey / edited by Raymond Klibansky |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Firenze : La nuova Italia, 1968-.. |
Descrizione fisica | v. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 190 |
Collana | International Institute of philosophy |
Soggetto topico | Filosofia - Sec.20 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Vol.1.: Logic and foundations of mathematics. - 1968. - XI, 387 p. - Vol.2.: Philosophy of science. - 1968. - 521 p. - Vol.3.: Métaphysique phénomélogie language et structure. - 1969. - XII, 410 p. - Vol.4.: Ethics aesthetics law religion politics historical and dialectical materialism philosophy in eastern Europe Asia and Latin America. - 1971. - XI, 695 p. |
Altri titoli varianti |
Logic and foundations of mathematics
Philosophy of science Métaphysique phénomélogie language et structure Ethics aesthetics law religion politics historical and dialectical materialism philosophy in eastern Europe Asia and Latin America |
Record Nr. | UNISA-990001463870203316 |
Firenze : La nuova Italia, 1968-.. | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Handbook of the philosophy of science [[electronic resource] /] / General editors: Dov M.Gabby, Paul Thagard, John Woods |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (929 p.) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 330.01 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GabbyDov M
ThagardPaul WoodsJohn |
Collana | Handbook of the Philosophy of Science |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-58251-0
9786613612298 0-08-093077-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FrontCover; Philosophy of Economics; Copyright; Dedication; General Preface; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part A : General Philosophical Themes; Realism and Antirealism about Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Scientific Realism in Conventional Philosophy of Science; 3 Ingredients of a Minimal Scientific Realism; 4 Commonsensibles and Their Modifications in Economic Modelling; 5 Social Construction (What?) of What?; 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; The Rise and Fall of Popper and Lakatos in Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Early Engagements with Popper
3 Lakatos and The Emergence of Economic Methodology4 The Movement From Popper and Lakatos; 5 Appraising Economic Theories; 6 Methodology After Lakatos; 7 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Models and Modelling in Economics; 1 Introduction; 2 Nature of Economic Models; 3 Working with Models; 4 Conclusions: From Models to Modelling; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Economic Theory and Causal Inference; 1 Reductionist and Structuralist Accounts of Causality; 2 Structual Estimation and Causality; 3 The Assault on Macroeconometric Models; 4 Inferring Causes from Interventions 5 Graph-Theoretic Accounts of Causal Structure6 A Synthetic Program for Uncovering the Causal Structure of Vars; Bibliography; Naturalism and The Nature of Economic Evidence; 1 Naturalism and Evidence; 2 Nonexperimental Evidence; 3 Experimental Evidence; 4 Evidence and Unrealistic Causal Models; Conclusion; Bibliography; Some Issues Concerning The Nature of Economic Explanation; 1 Some Controversies About Explanation; 2 Formal Criteria For Explanation in Economics; 3 Theoretical Entities and Explanation; 4 When Do Models Explain?; 5 Macro and Microexplanation 6 Functional Explanation and Evolutionary Economics7 The Nature of Economic Causes; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; The Unreasonable Efficacy of Mathematics in Modern Economics; 1 The Classical Arguments; 2 The Role and Functions of Mathematics in Neoclassical Economics; 3 Post-1980 Developments in Alternative Possibilities for Mathematical Formalization in Economics; 4 A Revival of Philosophy of Mathematics for Economics?; Bibliography; Feminist Philosophy of Economics; Introduction; What Makes an Economic Inquiry Feminist?; Is Rational Choice Theory Androcentric? Values and Objectivity in Economics"Critical Realism:"" A Contested View in Feminist Philosophy of Economics; Conclusion; Bibliography; The Positive-Normative Dichotomy and Economics; 1 Introduction to The Positive-Normative Dichotomy; 2 The History of The Positive-Normative Dichotomy in Economics; 3 Normative and Ethically Normative; 4 The Entanglement of Positive and (Ethically) Normative; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Economic Theory, Anti-Economics, and Political Ideology; 1 Introduction; 2 Anti-Economists and Markets 3 Economic Theory and The Normative Status of The Market |
Altri titoli varianti | Philosophy of science |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461252303321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012 | ||
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