Current controversies in philosophy of science / edited by Shamik Dasgupta, Ravit Dotan, and Brad Weslake.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dasgupta, Shamik (Writer on Philosophy), editor.

Dotan, Ravit, editor.

Weslake, Brad, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Current controversies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 204 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Shamik Dasgupta is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 2016. He works in metaphysics, philosophy of science, and value theory. Ravit Dotan is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. She specializes in epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of machine learning. Brad Weslake is Associate Professor of Philosophy at NYU Shanghai. His central research interest is philosophy of science, especially causation and explanation.

Contents:

Introduction / Ravit Dotan and Shamik Dasgupta

Part I. Are Boltzmann Brains Bad?: Why Boltzmann Brains are bad / Sean M. Carroll

What follows from the possibility of Boltzmann Brains? / Matthew Kotzen

Part II. Does mathematical explanation require mathematical truth?: Mathematical explanation requires mathematical truth / Christopher Pincock

Mathematical explanation doesn't require mathematical truth / Mary Leng

Part III. Does quantum mechanics suggest spacetime is nonfundamental?: Against wavefunction realism / David Wallace

Separability, locality, and higher dimensions in quantum mechanics / Alyssa Ney

Part IV. Is evolution fundamental when it comes to defining biological ontology?: Is evolution fundamental when it comes to biological ontology? / Maureen A. O'Malley

Is evolution fundamental when it comes to defining biological ontology? Yes / Ellen Clarke

Part V. Is chance ontologically fundamental?: Chance and the great divide / Ned Hall

On chance (or, why i am only a half-Humean) / J. T. Ismael

Part VI. Are sexes natural kinds?: Are sexes natural kinds? / Muhammad Ali Khalidi

The animal sexes as historical explanatory kinds / Laura Franklin-Hall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 24, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Current controversies in philosophy of science

ISBN:

9781315713151

1315713152

1317497155

9781317497141

1317497147

9781317497134

1317497139

9781317497158

Publisher Number:

40030264953

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