Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

Informationen zum Autor Kent W. Staley is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, Missouri. His publications include The Evidence for the Top Quark: Objectivity and Bias in Collaborative Experimentation (Cambridge, 2004). Klappentext This book explores central philosophical concepts, issues, and debates in the philosophy of science, both historical and contemporary.Guiding readers through the central philosophical debates within the philosophy of science, this book focuses first on the key figures, movements, and concepts in the philosophy of science, and then moves on to contemporary debates. It is of essential interest to students of philosophy of science, philosophy, and science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: philosophy of science for philosophers, scientists, and everyone else; Part I. Background and Basic Concepts: 1. Some problems of induction; 2. Falsificationism: science without induction?; 3. Underdetermination; 4. Logical empiricism and scientific theories; 5. Kuhn: scientific revolutions as paradigm changes; 6. Lakatos: scientific research programmes; 7. Feyerabend: epistemological anarchism; Part II. Ongoing Investigations: 8. Reasoning with probability: Bayesianism; 9. Reasoning with probability: frequentism; 10. Realism and anti-realism; 11. Explanation; 12. Values in science; References; Index.

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• Authors: Kent Staley, Kent W Staley, Kent W. Staley, Kent W. (St Louis University Staley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2014
• EAN: 9780521129992
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12999-2
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy; Cambridge Introductions to Phi
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works