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Author: Alexander Bird (University of Bristol, UK) ,
James Ladyman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 2.060kg
ISBN: 9780415492294
ISBN 10: 0415492297
Pages: 808
Publication Date: 24 August 2012
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Ideal for introducing students and scholars to the wide range of questions addressed by philosophers of science - not only perennial questions in metaphysics and epistemology, but also contemporary questions at the intersection of science, public policy, and culture. - Marc Lange, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA An outstanding collection of essays - old classics and new hits - that survey the traditional heartlands of philosophy of science and explore unmapped territories. I know of no other collection that has this broad scope and comprehensiveness. Students will find no better place to start their philosophical engagement with science. - Stathis Psillos, University of Athens, Greece Combines classic topics like evidence and explanation with timely applications like gender, medicine, and forensic science. Especially noteworthy is Bird and Ladyman's engaging treatment of the central role of uncertainty in science and its applications. Careful introductions make technical material accessible to introductory students. - Stuart Glennan, Butler University, USA
Ideal for introducing students and scholars to the wide range of questions addressed by philosophers of science - not only perennial questions in metaphysics and epistemology, but also contemporary questions at the intersection of science, public policy, and culture. - Marc Lange, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA An outstanding collection of essays - old classics and new hits - that survey the traditional heartlands of philosophy of science and explore unmapped territories. I know of no other collection that has this broad scope and comprehensiveness. Students will find no better place to start their philosophical engagement with science. - Stathis Psillos, University of Athens, Greece Combines classic topics like evidence and explanation with timely applications like gender, medicine, and forensic science. Especially noteworthy is Bird and Ladyman's engaging treatment of the central role of uncertainty in science and its applications. Careful introductions make technical material accessible to introductory students. - Stuart Glennan, Butler University, USA
Ideal for introducing students and scholars to the wide range of questions addressed by philosophers of science - not only perennial questions in metaphysics and epistemology, but also contemporary questions at the intersection of science, public policy, and culture. - Marc Lange, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Combines classic topics like evidence and explanation with timely applications like gender, medicine, and forensic science. Especially noteworthy is Bird and Ladyman's engaging treatment of the central role of uncertainty in science and its applications. Careful introductions make technical material accessible to introductory students. - Stuart Glennan, Butler University, USA
Author Information
Alexander Bird is Head of Department for Philosophy at Bristol University, UK. His previous publications include Nature's Metaphysics: Laws and Properties (2007), and Philosophy of Science (Routledge/ McGraw Hill, 1998). James Ladyman is Professor of Philosophy at Bristol University UK. His previous publications include Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalised, (with Collier, Ross, and Spurrett, 2007), and Understanding Philosophy of Science (Routledge, 2001).
