The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of science /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Malden, Mass., USA : Blackwell Publishers, 2002.
Description:	xi, 347 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Blackwell philosophy guides ; 7
Subject:	Science -- Philosophy. Science -- Philosophy.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4679297

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Varying Form of Title:	Philosophy of science
Other authors / contributors:	Machamer, Peter K. Silberstein, Michael.
ISBN:	0631221077
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Notes on Contributors
Preface
1. A Brief Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (and prognostications about its future)
2. Philosophy of Science: Classic Debates, Standard Problems, Future Prospects
3. Explanation
4. Structures of Scientific Theories
5. Reduction, Emergence and Explanation
6. Models, Metaphors and Analogies
7. Experiment and Observation
8. Induction and Probability
9. Philosophy of Space-Time Physics
10. Interpreting Quantum Theories
11. Evolution
12. Molecular and Developmental Biology
13. Cognitive science
14. Philosophy of Social Science
15. Feminist Philosophy of Science

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