Arguing about science / edited by Alexander Bird and James Ladyman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bird, Alexander, 1964-

Ladyman, James, 1969-

Series:

Arguing About Philosophy

Arguing about philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Science--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (792 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arguing About Science is an outstanding, engaging introduction to the essential topics in philosophy of science, edited by two leading experts in the field. This exciting and innovative anthology contains a selection of classic and contemporary readings that examine a broad range of issues, from classic problems such as scientific reasoning; causation; and scientific realism, to more recent topics such as science and race; forensic science; and the scientific status of medicine.The editors bring together some of the most influential contributions of famous philosophers in th

Contents:

Cover; Arguing About Science; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; General Introduction; PART ONE What is science?; Introduction to Part One; 1 Karl PopperSCIENCE: CONJECTURES AND REFUTATIONS; 2 Adolf Grünbaum IS FREUDIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORYPSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC BY KARL POPPER'SCRITERION OF DEMARCATION?; 3 Stephen Jay Gould THE MISMEASURE OF MAN; 4 Thomas S. KuhnOBJECTIVITY, VALUE JUDGMENT, ANDTHEORY CHOICE; PART TWO Science, race and gender; Introduction to Part Two; 5 Sally HaslangerGENDER AND RACE: (WHAT) ARE THEY?(WHAT) DO WE WANT THEM TO BE?

6 Helena CroninTHE BATTLE OF THE SEXES REVISITED7 Evelyn Fox KellerBEYOND THE GENE BUT BENEATH THE SKIN; 8 Lucius T. OutlawTOWARD A CRITICAL THEORY OF "RACE"; 9 Robin O. AndreasenRACE: BIOLOGICAL REALITY OR SOCIALCONSTRUCT?; 10 Joshua M. GlasgowON THE NEW BIOLOGY OF RACE; 11 Clark GlymourWHAT WENT WRONG? REFLECTIONS ONSCIENCE BY OBSERVATION ANDTHE BELL CURVE; PART THREE Scientific reasoning; Introduction to Part Three; 12 Peter LiptonINDUCTION; 13 Hilary PutnamTHE "CORROBORATION" OF THEORIES; 14 John Stuart MillA SYSTEM OF LOGIC

15 William Whewell 268OF CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OFSCIENTIFIC INDUCTION16 Peter Achinstein 282WAVES AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD; 17 Michael Strevens 293NOTES ON BAYESIAN CONFIRMATION THEORY; PART FOUR Explanation; Introduction to Part Four; 18 Wesley C. SalmonSCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION; 19 Bas van FraassenTHE PRAGMATICS OF EXPLANATION; 20 Peter LiptonEXPLANATION; PART FIVE Laws and causation; Introduction to Part Five; 21 Fred I. DretskeLAWS OF NATURE; 22 Bas van FraassenWHAT ARE LAWS OF NATURE?; 23 Marc LangeNATURAL LAWS AND THE PROBLEM OFPROVISOS

24 Nancy CartwrightCAUSAL LAWS AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIESPART SIX Science and medicine; Introduction to Part Six; 25 Ronald MunsonWHY MEDICINE CANNOT BE A SCIENCE; 26 Kenneth F. SchaffnerPHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; 27 School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield HIERARCHY OF EVIDENCE; 28 John WorrallWHAT EVIDENCE IN EVIDENCE-BASEDMEDICINE?; PART SEVEN Probability in action: forensic science; Introduction to Part Seven; 29 William C. Thompson and Edward L. Schumann INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS: THE PROSECUTOR'S FALLACY AND THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S FALLACY

30 Neven Sesardic ́SUDDEN INFANT DEATH OR MURDER?A ROYAL CONFUSION ABOUT PROBABILITIESPART EIGHT Risk, uncertainty and science policy; Introduction to Part Eight; 31 Neil A. MansonFORMULATING THE PRECAUTIONARYPRINCIPLE; 32 Per Sandin, Martin Peterson, Sven Ove Hansson, Christina Rudén and André Juthe FIVE CHARGES AGAINST THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; 33 Sven Ove HanssonRISK AND ETHICS: THREE APPROACHES; PART NINE Scientific realism and antirealism; Introduction to Part Nine; 34 Pierre DuhemTHE AIM AND STRUCTURE OFPHYSICAL THEORY; 35 Henri PoincaréTHE THEORIES OF MODERN PHYSICS

36 Larry LaudanA CONFUTATION OF CONVERGENT REALISM

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-135-69515-6

1-283-84187-8

1-135-69508-3

0-203-71808-9

9780203718087

OCLC:

821175813