New Waves in Philosophy of Science

, by Magnus, P.D.; Busch, Jacob

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ISBN: 9780230222649 | 0230222641
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/15/2010

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This book captures the diverse array of issues in the rapidly developing area of philosophy of science by bringing together a pool of talented young philosophers from across the globe to debate the field and show where it's heading.

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List of Figures	p. vii
Series Editors' Preface	p. viii
Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Form-driven vs. Content-driven Arguments for Realism	p. 8
Optimism about the Pessimistic Induction	p. 29
Metaphysics between the Sciences and Philosophies of Science	p. 59
Nominalism and Inductive Generalizations	p. 78
Models and Scientific Representations	p. 94
The Identical Rivals Response to Underdetermination	p. 112
Scientific Representation and the Semiotics of Pictures	p. 131
Philosophy of the Environmental Sciences	p. 155
Value Judgements and the Estimation of Uncertainty in Climate Modeling	p. 172
Feminist Standpoint Empiricism: Rethinking the Terrain in Feminist Philosophy of Science	p. 198
Naturalism and the Enlightenment Ideal: Rethinking a Central Debate in the Philosophy of Social Science	p. 226
New Approaches to the Division of Cognitive Labor	p. 250
Index	p. 270
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