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Philosophy of science : a contemporary introduction / Alex Rosenberg

By: Material type: TextSeries: Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophyPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: 213 pISBN:
  • 978-0-415-34317-6 (pbk)
  • 0-415-34316-X (alk. paper)
  • 0-415-34317-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 501 22
Partial contents:
Why philosophy of science? -- Explanation, causation and laws -- Scientific explanation and its discontents -- The structure and metaphysics of scientific theories -- The epistemology of scientific theorizing -- The challenge of history and post-positivism -- The contested character of science and the fundamental questions of philosophy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why philosophy of science? -- Explanation, causation and laws -- Scientific explanation and its discontents -- The structure and metaphysics of scientific theories -- The epistemology of scientific theorizing -- The challenge of history and post-positivism -- The contested character of science and the fundamental questions of philosophy.