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Scientific Inquiry By Robert Klee

Scientific Inquiry by Robert Klee


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An anthology of contemporary and classical readings in the philosophy of science aimed at undergraduates in philosophy and science. Focuses on the main issues in philosophy of science: the structure of theories, models of scientific explanation, reductionism, the objectivity of science, and the proper interpretation of mature scientific theories.

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Scientific Inquiry: Readings in the Philosophy of Science by Robert Klee

This anthology provides a generous mix of classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of science appropriate for undergraduate courses offered in philosophy and in science departments. The selections focus on the main issues in philosophy of science of interest both to specialists in the field as well as to those from other areas of inquiry: the structure of theories, models of scientific explanation, reductionism, the objectivity of science, and the proper interpretation of mature scientific theories.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Positivist Model of Scientific Theories and Its Problems Section 1: Logic, Language, and the Observational/Theoretical Distinction 1: The Rise of Logical Positivism: Alexander Rosenberg 2: The Positivist Model of Scientific Theories: Frederick Suppe 3: Problems with the Observational/Theoretical Distinction: Hilary Putnam 4: Theoretical Entities: Grover Maxwell 5: A Defense of the Observational/Theoretical Distinction: Bas Van Fraassen 6: A Critique of Operationalism: Technical Interlude: Carl Hempel Section 2: The Underdetermination of Theory and Holism 7: Physical Theory and Experiment: Pierre Dunhem 8: Falsification: Sir Karl Popper 9: Holism, Part 1: Two Dogmas of Empiricism: W.V. Quine 10: Holism, Part 2: Posits and Reality: W.V. Quine 11: A Critique of Underdetermination: Technical Interlude: Larry Laudan Section 3: Reductionism, Antireductionism, and Scientific Explanation 12: A Model of Intertheoretic Reduction: Ernest Nagel 13: Unity of Science: Paul Oppenheim and Hilary Putnam 14: A Critique of Physiological Reductionism: Jerry Fodor 15: The Nature of Supervenience: Technical Interlude: Jaegwon Kim 16: The Deductive-Nomological Model of Scientific Explanation: Carl G. Hempel and Paul Oppenheim 17: The Unification Model of Scientific Explanation: Philip Kitcher 18: The Aleatory Model of Scientific Explanation: Technical Interlude: Paul Humphreys Part II: Historicism and Its Aftermath Section 4: The Kuhnian Model of Science 19: The Nature of Normal Science: Thomas Kuhn 20: The Nature of Revolutionary Science: Thomas Kuhn 21: The Rationality of Science After Kuhn: Ian Hacking 22: An Argument Against Method: Polemical Interlude: Paul Feyerabend Section 5: Social Constructivism and Feminism 23: The Strong Programme in the Sociology of Science: David Bloor 24: A Social Constructivist Field Study: Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar 25: A Critique of Social Constructivism: James Robert Brown 26: The Sokal Hoax: Polemical Interlude: Paul Boghossian 27: Feminist Science Criticism: Sandra Harding 28: Problems with Feminist Epistemology: Cassandra Pinnick 29: A Critique of Feminist Science Criticism: Polemical Interlude: Paul R. Gross and Norman Levitt Section 6: Realism and Antirealism 30: Realism in Mathematics and Elsewhere: Hilary Putnam 31: Alternatives to Realism: Bas van Fraassen 32: Realism and Scientific Progress: Philip Kitcher 33: Realism, Antirealism, and NOA: James Robert Brown 34: Idealism and Antirealism: Polemical Interlude: Alan Musgrave

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CIN0195119762G
9780195119763
0195119762
Scientific Inquiry: Readings in the Philosophy of Science by Robert Klee
Used - Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
19980910
368
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