Philosophy of Science
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-536619-8 (ISBN)
Featuring numerous illustrative examples and extensive further reading lists, Philosophy of Science: A New Introduction is ideal for courses in philosophy of science, history and philosophy of science, and epistemology/theory of knowledge. It is also compelling and illuminating reading for scientists, science students, and anyone interested in the natural sciences and in their place in global society today.
Gillian Barker is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Western University and a founding member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, an interdisciplinary research center fostering academic inquiry and public discussion concerning issues at the intersection between philosophy and the sciences. Philip Kitcher is John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia. He is the author of books and articles on issues in the philosophy of science. He has been President of the American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division) and Editor-in-Chief of Philosophy of Science. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he also received the Prometheus Prize, awarded by the American Philosophical Association for work in expanding the frontiers of science and philosophy.
EACH CHAPTER ENDS WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; CHAPTER 1: SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY; CHAPTER 2: THE ANALYTIC PROJECT; CHAPTER 3: THE VIEW FROM THE SCIENCES; CHAPTER 4: SCIENCE, HISTORY, AND SOCIETY; CHAPTER 5: CRITICAL VOICES; CHAPTER 6: SCIENCE, VALUES, AND POLITICS
Reihe/Serie | Fundamentals of Philosophy Series |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 213 x 137 mm |
Gewicht | 299 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie |
Naturwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-536619-0 / 0195366190 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-536619-8 / 9780195366198 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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