The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 041535403X ISBN 13 : 9780415354035

Editeur : Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

This indispensable reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in philosophy of science contains fifty-five specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors. Organized into four parts it covers:

• historical and philosophical context
• debates
• concepts
• the individual sciences.

The Companion covers everything students of philosophy of science need to know - from empiricism, explanation and experiment to causation, observation, prediction and more - and contains many helpful features including: a section on the individual sciences, including chapters on the philosophy of biology, chemistry, physics and psychology, further reading and cross-referencing at the end of each chapter.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stathis Psillos: Scientific Realism (Routledge, 1999); Causation and Explanation (2002) Martin Curd: Principles of Reasoning (1989), Argument and Analysis: An Introduction to Philosophy (1992); Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues, with Jan Cover (1998)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 041535403X
• ISBN 13: 9780415354035
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 656
• Éditeur: Curd Martin, Psillos Stathis
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible