Overview
- Presents recent, high quality and refereed papers in the philosophy of science
- Takes a broad view of science & crosses disciplines to explore philosophical issues
- Contains a selection of the prestigious EPSA conference in Helsinki
Part of the book series: European Studies in Philosophy of Science (ESPS, volume 1)
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Social Epistemology, Rational Choice Theory and Public Policy
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Front Matter
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Philosophy of Physics and Chemistry
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Keywords
- causation
- general philosophy of science
- laws of nature
- philosophy of biology
- philosophy of chemistry
- philosophy of medicine
- philosophy of physics
- philosophy of probability
- philosophy of social sciences and humanities
- philosophy of the life sciences
- public policy
- scientific explanation
- scientific theory change
- social epistemology
- values in science
About this book
This volume showcases the best of recent research in the philosophy of science. A compilation of papers presented at the EPSA 13, it explores a broad distribution of topics such as causation, truthlikeness, scientific representation, gender-specific medicine, laws of nature, science funding and the wisdom of crowds.
Papers are organised into headings which form the structure of the book. Readers will find that it covers several major fields within the philosophy of science, from general philosophy of science to the more specific philosophy of physics, philosophy of chemistry, philosophy of the life sciences, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of the social sciences and humanities, amongst others.
This volume provides an excellent overview of the state of the art in the philosophy of science, as practiced in different European countries and beyond. It will appeal to researchers with an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of their own discipline, and to philosophers who wish to explore the latest work on the themes explored.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Recent Developments in the Philosophy of Science: EPSA13 Helsinki
Editors: Uskali Mäki, Ioannis Votsis, Stéphanie Ruphy, Gerhard Schurz
Series Title: European Studies in Philosophy of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23015-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23014-6Published: 17 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37423-9Published: 22 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23015-3Published: 09 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2365-4228
Series E-ISSN: 2365-4236
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 391
Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Philosophy of Science, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Mathematical Logic and Foundations