Philosophy of science books

This book discusses in a new light many longstanding as well as more recent problems in the philosophy and methodology...  Read More >>

This work puts forward a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea...  Read More >>

This superb account of the growth of scientific research in the state of Baden places the development of big science...  Read More >>

This work puts forward a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea...  Read More >>

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Featuring an extended discussion of recent developments in the field, the third edition of this lucid, accessible...  Read More >>

Brown outlines first the logical empiricist tradition and then the more historical and process-oriented approach...  Read More >>

The inaugural volume in this series is devoted to the work of the philosopher Adolf Gruenbaum, whose professional...  Read More >>

In Paradigms and Barriers Howard Margolis offers an innovative interpretation of Thomas S. Kuhn's landmark idea...  Read More >>

The Nature of Selection provides a straightforward and self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological...  Read More >>

In Paradigms and Barriers Howard Margolis offers an innovative interpretation of Thomas S. Kuhn's landmark idea...  Read More >>

Presents the basic ontological issues that must be raised with respect to the meaning and function of natural science....  Read More >>

Scientific research is viewed as a deliberate activity and the logic of discovery consists of strategies and arguments...  Read More >>

This new edition of Genevieve Lloyd's classic study of the maleness of reason in philosophy contains a new introduction...  Read More >>

Presents a broad-ranging discussion of the extent to which science and mathematics enable one to predict, and therby...  Read More >>

Takes the reader on a quest for the multiple meanings of simplicity in all facets of life. Slobodkin begins with...  Read More >>

Did Darwin see evolution as progressive, directed toward producing ever more advanced forms of life? Most contemporary...  Read More >>

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A publication concerning the relevance of Einstein's theory of relativity to human relations in contemporary times....  Read More >>

Considers the prospects for a general and comprehensive account of explanation, given the variety of interests that...  Read More >>

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Kantorovich analyzes the notion of discovery. He views the process as inference and questions whether there is...  Read More >>

A study of the history and philosophy of the various 19th century theories on emission and absorption of radiation....  Read More >>

The present volume is a natural succes­ sor to Studies in the Methodology and Foundations of Science, a collection...  Read More >>