Overview
- Presents the proceedings to the third European Philosophy of Science Association
- Offers new developments in philosophy of science
- Provides a thematic approach to the topic?
Part of the book series: The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings (EPSP, volume 2)
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Table of contents (40 papers)
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Philosophy of Science: Formal Philosophy of Science
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Philosophy of Science: Idealization, Representation and Explanation
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Philosophy of Science: Realism, Anti-realism and Special Science Laws
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About this book
This book contains a selection of original conference papers covering all major fields in the philosophy of science, that have been organized into themes. The first section of this volume begins with the formal philosophy of science, moves on to idealization, representation and explanation and then finishes with realism, anti-realism and special science laws. The second section covers the philosophy of the physical sciences, looking at quantum mechanics, spontaneous symmetry breaking, the philosophy of space and time, linking physics and metaphysics and the philosophy of chemistry. Â
Further themed sections cover the philosophies of the life sciences, the cognitive sciences and the social sciences. Readers will find that this volume provides an excellent overview of the state of the art in the philosophy of science, as practiced in different European countries. ​
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: EPSA11 Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science
Editors: Vassilios Karakostas, Dennis Dieks
Series Title: The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01306-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01305-3Published: 30 December 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34703-5Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01306-0Published: 16 December 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 510
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Philosophy of the Social Sciences