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Structures in Science

Heuristic Patterns Based on Cognitive Structures An Advanced Textbook in Neo-Classical Philosophy of Science

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  1. Theo A. F. Kuipers

    1. University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 301)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Units of Scientific Knowledge and Knowledge Acquisition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-4
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    2. Research Programs and Research Strategies

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 5-35

    3. Observational Laws and Proper Theories

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 37-69

  3. Patterns of Explanation and Description

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-73
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    2. Explanation and Reduction of Laws

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 75-96

    3. Explanation and Description by Specification

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 97-130

  4. Structures in Interlevel and Interfield Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-134
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    2. Reduction and Correlation of Concepts

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 135-158

    3. Levels, Styles, and Mind-Body Research

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 159-196

  5. Confirmation and Empirical Progress

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-199
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    2. Testing and Further Separate Evaluation of Theories

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 201-228

    3. Empirical Progress and Pseudoscience

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 229-250

  6. Truth, Product, and Concept Approximation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-254
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    2. Progress in Nomological, Explicative and Design Research

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 255-264

    3. Design Research Programs

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 265-284

  7. Capita Selecta

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-288
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    2. Computational Philosophy of Science

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 289-315

    3. The Structuralist Aproach to Theories

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 317-341

    4. ‘Default-Norms’ in Research Ethics

      • Theo A. F. Kuipers
      Pages 343-356
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About this book

Although there is an abundance of highly specialized monographs, learned collections and general introductions to the philosophy of science, only a few 25 years. synthetic monographs and advanced textbooks have appeared in the last The philosophy of science seems to have lost its self-confidence. The main reason for such a loss is that the traditional analytical, logical-empiricist approaches to the philosophy of science had to make a number of concessions, especially in response to the work of Popper, Kuhn and Lakatos. With Structures in Science I intend to present both a synthetic mono graph and an advanced textbook that accommodates and integrates the insight of these philosophers, in what I like to call a neo-classical approach. The resulting monograph elaborates several important topics from one or more perspectives, by distinguishing various kinds of research programs, and various ways of explaining and reducing laws and concepts, and by summarizing an integrated explication (presented in From Instrumentalism to Constructive Realism, ICR) of the notions of confirmation, empirical progress and truth approximation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Groningen, The Netherlands

    Theo A. F. Kuipers

About the author

Professor Theo Kuipers is the author of From Instrumentalism to Constructive Realism (Synthese Library 287, 2000). He is the leader of the Groningen Research Group `Cognitive Structures in Knowledge and Knowledge Development', which gained the highest possible scores in two successive assessments of Dutch philosophical research by international committees.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Structures in Science

  • Book Subtitle: Heuristic Patterns Based on Cognitive Structures An Advanced Textbook in Neo-Classical Philosophy of Science

  • Authors: Theo A. F. Kuipers

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9739-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7117-5Published: 31 October 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5749-5Published: 07 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9739-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 414

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Artificial Intelligence, Logic

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