Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
Hackett Pub Co Inc | English | March 1999 | ISBN: 0872204502 | 466 pages | PDF | 41 MB

Prepared by nine distinguished philosophers and historians of science, this thoughtful reader represents a co-operative effort to provide an introduction to the philosophy of science focused on cultivating an understanding of both the workings of science and its historical and social context. Selections range from discussions of topics in general methodology to a sampling of foundational problems in various physical, biological, behavioural, and social sciences.
Table of Contents:
Introduction.
Part one: General topics in the philosophy of science
1. Scientific Explanation
2. The Confirmation of Scientific Hypotheses
3. Realism and the Nature of Theories
4. Scientific Change: Perspectives and Proposals

Part two: Philosophy of the physical sciences
5. Philosophy of Space and Time
6. Determinism in the Physical Sciences

Part three: Philosophy of biology and medicine
7. Philosophy of Biology
8. Philosophy of Medicine

Part four: Philosophy of behavioral and social sciences
9. Philosophy of Psychology
10. Android Epistemology: Computation, Artificial Intelligence, and the Philosophy of Science
11. Philosophy of the Social Science

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