Editors:
- Presents recent, high quality and refereed papers in the philosophy of science
- Takes both a broad and a narrow view of science & crosses disciplines to explore philosophical issues
- Contains a selection of papers from the prestigious EPSA conference in Düsseldorf
Part of the book series: European Studies in Philosophy of Science (ESPS, volume 5)
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Table of contents (29 papers)
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Front Matter
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General Philosophy of Science and Historical Approaches
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Front Matter
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Philosophy of the Physical, Life, Cognitive and Social Sciences
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Front Matter
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About this book
This edited collection showcases some of the best recent research in the philosophy of science. It comprises of thematically arranged papers presented at the 5th conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA15), covering a broad variety of topics within general philosophy of science, and philosophical issues pertaining to specific sciences. The collection will appeal to researchers with an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of their own discipline, and to philosophers who wish to study the latest work on the themes discussed.
Keywords
- Causation
- General Philosophy of Science
- Laws of Nature
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Chemistry
- Philosophy of Life Sciences
- Philosophy of Medicine
- Philosophy of Physics
- Philosophy of Probability
- Philosophy of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Public Policy
- Scientific Explanation
- Scientific Theory Change
- Social Epistemology
- Values in Science
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Michela Massimi
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University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Jan-Willem Romeijn
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University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Gerhard Schurz
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: EPSA15 Selected Papers
Book Subtitle: The 5th conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association in Düsseldorf
Editors: Michela Massimi, Jan-Willem Romeijn, Gerhard Schurz
Series Title: European Studies in Philosophy of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53730-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53729-0Published: 27 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85229-4Published: 25 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53730-6Published: 26 April 2017
Series ISSN: 2365-4228
Series E-ISSN: 2365-4236
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 358
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Modern Philosophy, Public Policy