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Informationen zum Autor Peter Machamer is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is editor of the Cambridge Companion to Galileo (1998), Scientific Controversies (2000), and Theory and Method in the Neurosciences (2001). Michael Silberstein is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Elizabethtown College. He is an NEH Fellow who has published and delivered papers on both philosophy of science and philosophy of mind. Klappentext This volume presents a definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of science. Each of the chapters - written especially for this volume by internationally distinguished scholars - reviews a problem, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field. Topics covered include experiment and observation, evolution, molecular and developmental biology, cognitive science, and feminist philosophy of science. The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Science engages both general readers and specialists and provides a solid foundation for further study. Zusammenfassung This volume presents an introduction to the core areas of philosophy of science. Topics covered include experiment and observation! evolution! molecular and developmental biology! cognitive science! and feminist philosophy of science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors vii Preface x 1.A Brief Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science 1 Peter Machamer 2.Philosophy of Science: Classic Debates, Standard Problems, Future Prospects 18 John Worrall 3.Explanation 37 Jim Woodward 4.Structures of Scientific Theories 55 Carl F. Craver 5.Reduction, Emergence and Explanation 80 Michael Silberstein 6.Models, Metaphors and Analogies 108 Daniela Bailer-Jones 7.Experiment and Observation 128 James Bogen 8.Induction and Probability 149 Alan Hajek and Ned Hall 9.Philosophy of Space-Time Physics 173 Craig Callender and Carl Hoefer 10.Interpreting Quantum Theories 199 Laura Ruetsche 11.Evolution 227 Roberta L. Millstein 12.Molecular and Developmental Biology 252 Paul Griffiths 13.Cognitive science 272 Rick Grush 14.Philosophy of Social Science 290 Harold Kincaid 15.Feminist Philosophy of Science 312 Lynn Hankinson Nelson Index 332 ...
