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Title
The philosophy of science
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946- (Author)
McIntyre, Lee C. (Author)
Subject
Science--Philosophy (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: Q175 .R5475 2020 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 501 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of 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.
Authorized Access Point
Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946- The philosophy of science
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 21240521
Change Date: 2019-10-15T14:47:53
Creation Date: 2019-10-11
Description Language: English
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: United States, Library of Congress