Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction Alex Rosenberg and Lee McIntyre.

By:

Rosenberg, Alexander [author.]

Contributor(s):

McIntyre, Lee C [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Routledge, 2020.Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xiv, 294pISBN:

9781138331518

Subject(s):

Science -- Philosophy

Additional physical formats: Online version:: The philosophy of scienceDDC classification:

501 R723P4 23

LOC classification:

Q175 .R5475 2020

Contents:

The relationship between philosophy and science -- Why is philosophy of science important? -- Scientific explanation -- Why do laws explain? -- Causation, inexact laws, and statistical probabilities -- Laws and explanations in biology and the "special sciences" -- The structure of scientific theories -- Epistemic and metaphysical issues about scientific theories -- Theory construction vs. model building -- Induction and probability -- Confirmation, falsification, underdetermination -- Challenges from the history of science -- Naturalism in the philosophy of science -- The contested character of science -- Science, relativism, and objectivity.

Summary: "Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's and Lee McIntyre's updated and substantially revised Fourth Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving lucid explanations with clear analyses, the volume is as a much-used, thematically-oriented introduction to the field"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Central Library, IISER Bhopal Reference Section	Reference	501 R723P4 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Reserve		11188

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's and Lee McIntyre's updated and substantially revised Fourth Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving lucid explanations with clear analyses, the volume is as a much-used, thematically-oriented introduction to the field"--

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