Editors:
- Discusses foundational issues currently debated in contemporary philosophy of science
- Includes a historical survey of the tradition of scientific philosophy in Romania
- Brings together work from both Romania and abroad, thus presenting an integrated portrait of Romanian philosophy of science
- Brings together contributions by senior professors and work done by young researchers
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 313)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Scientific Practices and Philosophical Traditions
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Front Matter
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Mind, Language, and Technology
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Front Matter
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Quantum Phenomena, Scientific Realism, and Emergence
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Explanation, Models, and Mechanisms
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About this book
This book presents a collection of studies by Romanian philosophers, addressing foundational issues currently debated in contemporary philosophy of science. It offers a historical survey of the tradition of scientific philosophy in Romania. It examines some problems in the foundations of logic, mathematics, linguistics, the natural and social sciences. Among the more specific topics, it discusses scientific explanation, models, and mechanisms, as well as memory, artifacts, and rules of research. The book is useful to those interested in the philosophy of real science, but also to those interested in Romanian philosophy.
Keywords
- Foundations of Formal Sciences
- Foundations of Mathematics
- Foundations of Quantum Physics
- Idealization and Explanation
- Models and Mechanisms
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Linguistics
- Philosophy of Psychology
- Philosophy of Technology
- Reduction and Emergence
- Romanian Philosophy of Science
- Rules for Scientific Research
- Scientific Philosophy in Romania
- Scientific Realism
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Ilie Pȃrvu, Iulian D. Toader
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Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Gabriel Sandu
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Romanian Studies in Philosophy of Science
Editors: Ilie Pȃrvu, Gabriel Sandu, Iulian D. Toader
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16655-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16654-4Published: 10 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37801-5Published: 17 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16655-1Published: 29 May 2015
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 301
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Logic, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Biology