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Author:   Luc Bovens (London School of Economics, UK London School of Economics, UK) ,  Carl Hoefer ,  Stephan Hartmann (London School of Economics, UK London School of Economics, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780415386005

ISBN 10:   0415386004
Pages:   406
Publication Date:   28 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Acknowledgments 1 Hoefer: Introducing Nancy Cartwright’s Philosophy of Science Part I. Models and Representations 2 Bailer-Jones, D. Standing up Against Tradition: Models and Theories in Nancy Cartwright’s Philosophy of Science Replies by Cartwright Gäehde, U. Nancy Cartwright on Theories, Models and Their Application to Reality: A Case Study Replies by Cartwright Morrison, M. Models as Representational Structures Replies by Cartwright Teller, P. The Finewright Theory Replies by Cartwright Part II. Causes and Capacities Giere, R. Models, Metaphysics and Methodology Replies by Cartwright Suarez, M. Experimental Realism Defended: How Inference to the Most Likely Cause Might Be Sound Replies by Cartwright Psillos, S. Cartwright’s Realist Toil: From Entities to Capacities Replies by Cartwright Woodward, J. Invariance, Modularity, And All That: Cartwright on Causation Replies by Cartwright Martel, I. The Principle of the Common Cause, The Causal Markov Condition, and Quantum Mechanics: Comments on Cartwright Replies by Cartwright Reiss, J. Social Capacities Replies by Cartwright Schmidt-Petri, C. Cartwright and Mill on Tendencies and Capacities Replies by Cartwright Part III. Antifundamentalism and the Disunity of Science Hoefer, C. For Fundamentalism Replies by Cartwright Esfeld, M. Cartwright on Wholism Replies by Cartwright Falkenburg, B. How Classical and Quantum States Relate: Cartwright’s Views of Quantum Theory Replies by Cartwright Nordmann, A. Getting the Causal Story Right: Hermeneutic Moments in Nancy Cartwright’s Philosophy of Science Replies by Cartwright Notes on Contributors Index

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Stephan Hartmann is Chair in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science in the Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University and Director of the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science. Luc Bovens is Professor of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics. Carl Hoefer is an ICREA Research Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona

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