A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
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Product details:
- Edition number 4
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 1 March 2001
- ISBN 9780198700555
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages328 pages
- Size 235x155x19 mm
- Weight 496 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous figures 0
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Short description:
John Losee provides a balanced and engaging survey of the development of views about scientific method. Ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time, this fully updated new edition incorporates discussion on contemporary debates, including philosophy of biology, normative naturalism, theory appraisal, experimental practice, and scientific realism. Concise profiles of the major philosophers discussed within the text are provided, including Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Whewell, Hempel, and Kuhn.
MoreLong description:
Designed for those coming to the subject for the first time, this stimulating introduction offers a historical exposition of differing views on the philosophy of science. With concise profiles introducing the major philosophers whose contributions are discussed, Losee explores the long-argued questions raised by philosophers and scientists about the proper evaluation of science. This new edition incorporates contemporary developments in the discipline, including recent work on theory-appraisal, experimental practice, the debate over scientific realism, and the philosophy of biology.
Taking a balanced and informative approach, with a focus on the historical development of the subject, John Losee presents a full and up to date account that is ideal for the introductory reader.
NEW TO THIS EDITION: coverage of recent developments in Philosophy of Science, including philosophy of biology, normative naturalism, theory appraisal, experimental practice, theories of explanation, and scientific realism
Well known and widely used textbook ... As in the earlier editions the same writing style and format for organizing the material are preserved. As a result the book rigidly stays at the level of presenting only carefully condensed factual presentations in serial order of the individual authors involved, and scrupulously avoids any critical evaluations or comparisons of the philosophies of science sketched out for the reader.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Aristotle's Philosophy of Science
The Pythagorean Orientation
The Ideal of Deductive Systemization
Atomism and the Concept of Underlying Mechanism
Affirmation and Development of Aristotle's Method in the Medieval Period
The Debate over Saving the Appearances
The Seventeenth-Century Attack on Aristotelian Philosophy
Newton's Axiomatic Method
Analysis of the Implications of the New Science for a Theory of Scientific Method
Inductivism v the Hypothetico-Deductive View of Science
Mathematical Positivism and Conventionlism
Logical Reconstructivist Philosophy of Science
Orthodoxy under Attack
Theories of Scientific Progress
Explanation, Causation, and Unification
Confirmation and Evidential Support
The Justification of Evaluative Standards
The Debate over Scientific Realism
Descriptive Philosophies of Science
Bibliography
Index
