Philosophies of the Sciences

A Guide

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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A collection of essays discussing a wide range of sciences and the central philosophical issues associated with them, presenting the sciences collectively to encourage a greater understanding of their associative theoretical foundations, as well as their relationships to each other. Offers a new and unique approach to studying and comparing the philosophies of a variety of scientific disciplinesExplores a wide variety of individual sciences, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, sociology and economicsThe essays are written by leading scholars in a highly accessible style for the student audienceComplements more traditional studies of philosophy of science

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-12
Mått:160 x 239 x 27 mm
Vikt:699 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405199957

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Fritz Allhoff is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University, where he also holds an affiliation with the Mallinson Institute for Science Education. He has edited over 20 books, including Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology, co-edited with Timothy McGrew and Marc Alspector-Kelly (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).

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"Philosophies of the Sciences is a collection of clearly written, very informative, high-quality chapters that provide readers with good samples of what the philosophies of the various sciences have to offer." (Acta Biotheoretica, 2011)

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Notes on Contributors viiList of Figures xiiUnit 1: Introduction 11 Philosophies of the Sciences 3Fritz Allhoff2 Philosophy of Science 9Richard DeWittUnit 2: Philosophy of the Exact Sciences 393 Philosophy of Logic 41Otávio Bueno4 Philosophy of Mathematics 68Otávio Bueno5 Philosophy of Probability 92Aidan LyonUnit 3: Philosophy of the Natural Sciences 1276 Philosophy of Physics 129Richard DeWitt7 Philosophy of Chemistry 163Joachim Schummer8 Philosophy of Biology 184Matthew H. Haber, Andrew Hamilton, Samir Okasha, and Jay Odenbaugh9 Philosophy of Earth Science 213Maarten G. Kleinhans, Chris J.J. Buskes, and Henk W. de RegtUnit 4: Philosophy of the Behavioral and Social Sciences 23710 Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences 239William Bechtel and Mitchell Herschbach11 Philosophy of Psychology 262Edouard Machery12 Philosophy of Sociology 293Daniel Little13 Philosophy of Economics 324Daniel M. HausmanIndex 356