Philosophy of Science

"The Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction" introduces all the main themes in the philosophy of science, including the nature of causation, explanation, laws, theory, models, evidence, reductionism, probability, teleology, realism and instrumentalism. This substantially revised and updated second edition of a highly successful, accessible and user-friendly text will be of value to any student getting to grips with the nature, methods and justification of science. Alex Rosenberg includes new material on a number of subjects, including: * the theory of natural selection * Popper, Lakatos and Leibniz * feminist philosophy of science * logical positivism * the origins of science In addition, helpful features add greatly to ease and clarity of this second edition: * overviews and chapter summaries * study questions and annotated further reading * a helpful glossary explaining key words and concepts Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, Durham, USA. His eleven books in the philosophy of science include "The Structure of Biological Science" (1985) and "Philosophy of Social Science" (1995). In 1993 he won the Lakatos Prize in the Philosophy of Science.

ISBN 0415343178   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780415343176 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 363 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Published in London Imprint Routledge   Series title Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780415152815 Publication date 25 Apr 2005   Height (mm) 234 Library of Congress Q175.R5475   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 501   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General Pages 240

1		Why philosophy of science?		1
2		Explanation, causation and laws		21
3		Scientific explanation and its discontents		48
4		The structure and metaphysics of scientific theories		69
5		The epistemology of scientific theorizing		112
6		The challenge of history and post-positivism		145
7		The contested character of science and the fundamental questions of philosophy		170

A first-rate, challenging text that emphasizes the philosophy in the philosophy of science. Rosenberg offers a superb introduction to the epistemological and metaphysical issues at stake in modern science.

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