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An Anthology
Lange, Marc
Marc Lange
ISBN: 9781405130349
Format: Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
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Philosophy of Science: An Anthology assembles some of the finest papers in the philosophy of science since 1945, showcasing enduring classics alongside important and innovative recent work.
Philosophy of Science: An Anthology assembles some of the finest papers in the philosophy of science since 1945, showcasing enduring classics alongside important and innovative recent work. * Introductions by the editor highlight connections between selections, and contextualize the articles * Nine sections address topics at the heart of philosophy of science, including realism and the character of scientific theories, scientific explanations and laws of nature, singular casusation, and the metaphysical implications of modern physics * Provides an authoritative and accessible overview of the field
| ISBN | 1405130342 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9781405130349
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1154 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Published in | Oxford | | Imprint | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | | Series ISSN | 25 | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies | | Publication date | 03 Nov 2006 | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Library of Congress | 2006006921 | | Width (mm) | 171 | | DEWEY | 501 | | Spine width (mm) | 47 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 664 | |
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| 1 | | Empiricist criteria of cognitive significance : problems and changes by Carl G. Hempel | | 10 | | 2 | | Studies in the logic of confirmation by Carl G. Hempel | | 34 | | 3 | | Confirmation and relevance by Wesley C. Salmon | | 62 | | 4 | | The new riddle of induction by Nelson Goodman | | 81 | | 5 | | Explanations, tests, unity, and necessity by Clark Glymour | | 88 | | 6 | | Rationality and objectivity in science (or : Tom Kuhn meets Tom Bayes) by Wesley C. Salmon | | 98 | | 7 | | Let's Razor Ockham's Razor by Elliott Sober | | 126 | | 8 | | Foundational physics and empiricist critique by Lawrence Sklar | | 139 | | 9 | | Darwin's achievement by Philip Kitcher | | 154 | | 10 | | Objectivity, value judgment, and theory choice by Thomas S. Kuhn | | 189 | | 11 | | The theoretician's dilemma by Carl G. Hempel | | 210 | | 12 (a) | | Phenomenalism by Wilfrid F. Sellars | | 216 | | 12 (b) | | The language of theories by Wilfrid F. Sellars | | 220 | | 13 (a) | | Arguments concerning scientific realism by Bas C. Van Fraassen | | 226 | | 13 (b) | | To save the phenomena by Bas C. Van Fraassen | | 241 | | 14 | | Empirical equivalence and underdetermination by Larry Laudan and Jarrett Leplin | | 248 | | 15 | | Structural realism : the best of both worlds? by John Worrall | | 262 | | 16 | | Extragalactic reality : the case of gravitational lensing by Ian Hacking | | 278 | | 17 | | Laws and their role in scientific explanation by Carl G. Hempel | | 305 | | 18 (a) | | The laws of nature by David Lewis | | 319 | | 18 (b) | | Humean supervenience by David Lewis | | 322 | | | More... | | |
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