Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction
Author:   Alex Rosenberg
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd New edition
ISBN:  

9780415343176


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   25 April 2005
Format:   Paperback
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Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction


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Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, Durham, USA. His eleven books in the philosophy of science include The Structure of Biological Science (1985) and Philosophy of Social Science (1995). In 1993 he won the Lakatos Prize in the Philosophy of Science.

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Author:   Alex Rosenberg
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780415343176


ISBN 10:   0415343178
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   25 April 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Why Philosophy of Science?; Chapter 2: Explanation, Causation and Laws; Chapter 3: Scientific Explanation and its Discontents; Chapter 4: The Structure and Metaphysics of Scientific Theories; Chapter 5: The Epistemology of Scientific Theorizing; Chapter 6: The Challenge of History and Post-Positivism; Chapter 7: The Contested Character of Science and the Fundamental Questions of Philosophy; Bibliography; Index

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A first-rate, challenging text that emphasizes the philosophy in the philosophy of science. Rosenberg offers a superb introduction to the epistemological and metaphysical issues at stake in modern science.


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Alexander Rosenberg is Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, North Carolina, USA. His ten books in the philosophy of science include The Structure of Biological Science (1985) and Philosophy of Social Science (1995). He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies and the National Science Foundation. In 1993 he won the Lakatos Prize in the Philosophy of Science.

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