The philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / Alex Rosenberg and Lee McIntyre.

By:

Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946- [author.]

Contributor(s):

McIntyre, Lee C [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophyPublisher: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xiv, 294 pages: illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780429447266

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

Q 175 R67 2020

Contents:

The relationship between philosophy and science -- Why is philosophy of science important? -- Scientific explanation -- Why do laws explain? -- Causation, inexact laws, and statistical probabilities -- Laws and explanations in biology and the "special sciences" -- The structure of scientific theories -- Epistemic and metaphysical issues about scientific theories -- Theory construction vs. model building -- Induction and probability -- Confirmation, falsification, underdetermination -- Challenges from the history of science -- Naturalism in the philosophy of science -- The contested character of science -- Science, relativism, and objectivity.

Summary: "Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's and Lee McIntyre's updated and substantially revised Fourth Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving lucid explanations with clear analyses, the volume is as a much-used, thematically-oriented introduction to the field"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TUP Manila Library	NFIC	General Circulation Section-GF	Q 175 R67 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P00033818

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's and Lee McIntyre's updated and substantially revised Fourth Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving lucid explanations with clear analyses, the volume is as a much-used, thematically-oriented introduction to the field"-- Provided by publisher.

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