An introduction to the philosophy of science:
"This book guides readers by gradual steps through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent Staley shows how seemingly abstract philosophical issues are relevant to important aspects of scientific practice. Structur...
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| Summary: | "This book guides readers by gradual steps through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent Staley shows how seemingly abstract philosophical issues are relevant to important aspects of scientific practice. Structured in two parts, the book first tackles the central concepts of the philosophy of science, such as the problem of induction, falsificationism, and underdetermination, and important figures and movements, such as the logical empiricists, Thomas Kuhn, and Paul Feyerabend. The second part turns to contemporary debates in the philosophy of science, such as scientific realism, explanation, the role of values in science, the different views of scientific inference, and probability. This broad yet detailed overview will give readers a strong grounding whilst also providing opportunities for further exploration. It will be of particular interest to students of philosophy, the philosophy of science, and science"-- |
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| Physical Description: | XVIII, 281 S. graph. Darst. |
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| adam_text | This book guides readers by gradual steps through the central concepts
and debates in the phiiosophy of science, using concrete examples
from the history of science, Kent w. Staley shows how seemingly
abstract philosophical issues are relevant to important aspects of
scientific practice, structured in two parts, the book first tackles the
central concepts of the philosophy of science, such as the problem of
induction, falsificationism, and underdetermination, and important
figures and movements, such as the logical empiricists, Thomas Kuhn,
and Paul Feyerabend. The second part turns to contemporary debates
in the philosophy of science, such as scientific realism, explanation, the
role of values in science, the different views of scientific inference, and
probability. This broad yet detailed overview will give readers a strong
grounding whilst also providing opportunities for further exploration,
it will be of particular interest to students of phiiosophy, the
philosophy of science, and science.
Contents
List of figures page ix
List of tables x
Preface: philosophy of science for philosophers, scientists,
and everyone else xi
Ark n ( vl edgm e n t s x vi
List of abbreviations xvii
Part I Background and Basic Concepts 1
1 Some problems of induction 3
2 Falsificationism: science without induction? 15
3 Underdetermination 26
4 Logical empiricism and scientific theories 39
5 Kuhn: scientific revolutions as paradigm changes 55
6 Lakatos: scientific research programs 71
7 Feyerabend: epistemological anarchism 85
Part II Ongoing Investigations 103
8 Reasoning with probability: Bayesianism 105
9 Reasoning with probability: frequentism 135
10 Realism and anti realism 167
Contents
11 Explanation 199
12 Values in science 229
References 258
Index 276
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| spelling | Staley, Kent W. 1963- Verfasser (DE-588)173720765 aut An introduction to the philosophy of science Kent W. Staley 1. publ. New York Cambridge University Press 2014 XVIII, 281 S. graph. Darst. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Cambridge introductions to philosophy Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke "This book guides readers by gradual steps through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent Staley shows how seemingly abstract philosophical issues are relevant to important aspects of scientific practice. Structured in two parts, the book first tackles the central concepts of the philosophy of science, such as the problem of induction, falsificationism, and underdetermination, and important figures and movements, such as the logical empiricists, Thomas Kuhn, and Paul Feyerabend. The second part turns to contemporary debates in the philosophy of science, such as scientific realism, explanation, the role of values in science, the different views of scientific inference, and probability. This broad yet detailed overview will give readers a strong grounding whilst also providing opportunities for further exploration. It will be of particular interest to students of philosophy, the philosophy of science, and science"-- Kuhn, Thomas S. 1922-1996 (DE-588)118567918 gnd rswk-swf Lakatos, Imre 1922-1974 (DE-588)118568817 gnd rswk-swf Feyerabend, Paul 1924-1994 (DE-588)118532812 gnd rswk-swf Wissenschaftsphilosophie (DE-588)4202787-1 gnd rswk-swf Kuhn, Thomas S. 1922-1996 (DE-588)118567918 p Feyerabend, Paul 1924-1994 (DE-588)118532812 p Lakatos, Imre 1922-1974 (DE-588)118568817 p Wissenschaftsphilosophie (DE-588)4202787-1 s DE-604 Digitalisierung UB Regensburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=027625568&sequence=000003&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Klappentext Digitalisierung UB Regensburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=027625568&sequence=000004&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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