Philosophy of science / edited by Anthony O'Hear.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Hear, Anthony, editor.

Series:

Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement ; 61.

Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement ; 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

vii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Contents:

Scientific progress: beyond foundationalism and coherentism / Hasok Chang

Action at a distance / Robin Le Poidevin

Lessons from the history and philosophy of science regarding the Research Assessment Exercise / Donald Gillies

The ravens revisited / Peter Lipton

What's the point in scientific realism if we don't know what's really there? / Sophie R. Allen

Miracles and models: why reports of the death of structural realism may be exaggerated / John Worrall

Counter thought experiments / James Robert Brown

Does physics answer metaphysical questions? / James Ladyman

Natural kinds: rosy dawn, scholastic twilight / Ian Hacking

Moral use of technology / James Garvey

Is simplicity evidence of truth? / Adolf Grünbaum.

Notes:

"This volume consists of the lectures given in the Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual lecture series in London in 2005-06."--P. v.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

183273743