The Continuum companion to the philosophy of science / edited by Steven French and Juha Saatsi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

French, Steven.

Saatsi, Juha.

Series:

Continuum companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

xii, 452 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Companion to philosophy of science

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

The contributors are affiliated with philosophy departments at universities in North America and Europe; editors French and Saatsi are with the U. of Leeds, UK. This handbook presents an introduction by the editors followed by 20 contributions placing the philosophy of science in the context of epistemology, metaphysics, and the history of science; exploring current research and issues; discussing the philosophy of particular sciences--physics, biology, neuroscience, chemistry, and mathematics; and the past and future of the discipline (including a chronology of the field). An annotated bibliography, a listing of research resources, and a glossary of key terms and concepts round out the volume. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part I Philosophy of Science in Context

2 Philosophy of Science and Epistemology / Alexander Bird Bird, Alexander 15

3 Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics / Craig Callender Callender, Craig 33

4 Philosophy of Science and the History of Science / Don Howard Howard, Don 55

Part II Current Research and Issues

A General Issues in Philosophy of Science

5 Scientific Realism with a Humean Face / Stathis Psillos Psillos, Stathis 75

6 Causation and the Sciences / Ned Hall Hall, Ned 96

7 Scientific Models and Representation / Gabriele Contessa Contessa, Gabriele 120

8 Reduction, Multiple Realizability and Levels of Reality / Sven Walter Walter, Sven, Markus Eronen Eronen, Markus 138

9 Explanation / Henk W. de Regt Regt, Henk W. de 157

10 Scientific Evidence / Malcolm R. Forster Forster, Malcolm R. 179

11 Bayesian Confirmation Theory / James Hawthorne Hawthorne, James 197

B Philosophy of Particular Sciences

12 Philosophy of Physics / Nick Huggett Huggett, Nick 221

13 Philosophy of Biology / Ingo Brigandt Brigandt, Ingo 246

14 Towards a Mechanistic Philosophy of Neuroscience / Carl F. Craver Craver, Carl F., David M. Kaplan Kaplan, David M. 268

15 Philosophy of Chemistry / Robin Findlay Hendry Hendry, Robin Findlay 293

16 Philosophy of Mathematics / Christopher Pincock Pincock, Christopher 314

Part III Past and Future

17 Travelling in New Directions / Steven French French, Steven, Juha Saatsi Saatsi, Juha 337

18 A Brief Chronology of the Philosophy of Science / Peter Vickers Vickers, Peter 359

Part IV Resources

19 Annotated Bibliography 383

20 Research Resources 406

21 A-Z of Key Terms and Concepts 412.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441187611

1441187618

OCLC:

606768254