Philosophy of science : the key thinkers / edited by James Robert Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, James Robert, editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury key thinkers

Key thinkers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy--History.

Science.

Science--Philosophy.

History.

Philosophers--Biography.

Philosophers.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

Summary:

"From the 19th century the philosophy of science has been shaped by a group of influential figures. Who were they? Why do they matter? This introduction brings to life the most influential thinkers in the philosophy of science, uncovering how the field has developed over the last 200 years. Taking up the subject from the time when some philosophers began to think of themselves not just as philosophers but as philosophers of science, a team of leading contemporary philosophers explain, criticize and honour the giants. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes: - Easy-to-follow overviews of pivotal thinkers including John Stuart Mill, Rodolf Carnap, Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper - Coverage of central issues such as experience and necessity, logical empiricism, the sociology of science and realism - An afterword looking ahead to emerging research trends - Study questions and further reading lists at the end of each chapter Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers demonstrates how the ideas and arguments of this group of key thinkers laid the foundations of our understanding of modern science"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Experience and necessity: The Mill-Whewell debate / Laura J. Snyder

2. Conventionalism: Poincare, Duhem, Reichenbach / Torsten Wilholt

3. The Vienna Circle: Moritz Schlick, Otto Neurath and / Rudolf Carnap Friedrich Stadler

4. Carl G. Hempel: Logical empiricist / Martin Curd

5. Anti-inductivism as world view: The philosophy of Karl Popper / Steve Fuller

6. Historical approaches: Kuhn, Lakatos and Feyerabend / Martin Carrier

7. The contingency of the causal nexus: Ghazali and modern science / Arun Bala

8. Sociology of science: Bloor, Collins, Latour / Martin Kusch

9. One cannot be just a little bit realist: Putnam and van Fraassen / Stathis Psillos

10. Beyond theories: Cartwright and Hacking / William Seager

11. Feminist critiques: Harding and Longino / Janet Kourany.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Philosophy of science

ISBN:

9781350108264

135010826X

9781350108271

1350108278

OCLC:

1237652100

Publisher Number:

99988511185