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By combining excerpts from key historical writings with commentary by experts, Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology provides a comprehensive history of the philosophy of science from ancient to modern times. * Provides a comprehensive history of the philosophy of science, from antiquity up to the 20th century * Includes extensive commentary by scholars putting the selected writings in historical context and pointing out their interconnections * Covers areas rarely seen in philosophy of science texts, including the philosophical dimensions of biology, chemistry, and geology * Designed to be accessible to both undergraduates and graduate students
| ISBN | 1405175427 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9781405175425
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1030 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Published in | Chicester | | Imprint | Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) | | Series ISSN | 30 | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies | | Publication date | 07 Apr 2009 | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Library of Congress | 2008036230 | | Width (mm) | 171 | | DEWEY | 501 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate | | Pages | 680 | |
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| | | List of Figures and Table | | | | Pt. I | | Introduction | | | | Unit 1 | | The Ancient and Medieval Periods | | | | Unit 2 | | The Scientific Revolution | | | | Unit 3 | | The Modern Philosophers | | | | Unit 4 | | Methodology and Revolution | | | | Pt. II | | Introduction | | | | Unit 5 | | The Received View | | | | Unit 6 | | After the Received View: Confirmation and Observation | | | | Unit 7 | | After the Received View: Methodology | | | | Unit 8 | | After the Received View: Explanation | | | | Unit 9 | | After the Received View: The Realism Debate | | |
"The introductions, which occupy one-sixth of the volume, are carefully, clearly, and at times even beautifully written. Perhaps most important, they are always intelligently sympathetic to the authors whose views they are presenting." (The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, 1 April 2011)  Be the first to write a customer review
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