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Titolo: | Arguing about science / / edited by Alexander Bird and James Ladyman |
Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (792 p.) |
Disciplina: | 501 |
Soggetto topico: | Science - Philosophy |
Science - Methodology | |
Altri autori: | BirdAlexander <1964-> LadymanJames <1969-> |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 LOGIC | |
15 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 OFPROVISOS | |
24 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 FALLACY | |
30 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 PHYSICS | |
36 Larry LaudanA CONFUTATION OF CONVERGENT REALISM | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Arguing 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 th |
Titolo autorizzato: | Arguing about science |
ISBN: | 1-135-69515-6 |
1-283-84187-8 | |
1-135-69508-3 | |
0-203-71808-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910824002703321 |
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