The Ozone Layer

This book uses the story of the ozone layer to explore key issues in philosophy of science.

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I. History of the Understanding of Stratospheric Ozone: 2. Stratospheric ozone before 1960; 3. Chlorinated fluorocarbons; 4. The supersonic transport (SST) debate; 5. Molina and Rowland: chlorine enters the story; 6. Too much of a good thing? Crucial data backlog in the Antarctic ozone hole discovery; 7. Antarctic ozone hole - theories and investigations; 8. Completing the picture: from AAOE to 1994; Part II. Philosophical Issues Arising from the History: 9. Prediction in science; 10. The crucial experiment; 11. Positive and negative evidence in theory selection; 12. Branches and sub-branches of science: problems at disciplinary boundaries; 13. Scientific evidence and powerful computers: new problems for philosophers of science?; 14. The scientific consensus.

Summary

Drawing directly on the scientific literature, Christie uses the story of ozone as a case study for examining fundamental issues relating to the practice of modern science and the conduct of scientific debate. It is an excellent and thought provoking introduction to the philosophy of science.

Product details

• Authors: Maureen Christie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2014
• EAN: 9780521659086
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65908-6
• No. of pages: 228
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 337 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Basic principles; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works