The Present Situation in the Philosophy of Science

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-10

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2. History of the Philosophy of Science

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Some Remarks on Current History of Analytical Philosophy of Science

      • Thomas Uebel

      Pages 13-27

   3. History of Philosophy of Science as Philosophy of Science by Other Means?

      • Thomas Mormann

      Pages 29-39

   4. Aspects of Current History of Philosophy of Science in the French Tradition

      • Cristina Chimisso

      Pages 41-56

   5. Reflections on Chimisso: French Philosophy of Science and the Historical Method

      • Anastasios Brenner

      Pages 57-65

   6. Aspects of Current History of 19TH Century Philosophy of Science

      • Michael Heidelberger

      Pages 67-74

   7. Well, and Pragmatism?

      • Massimo Ferrari

      Pages 75-83

3. Formal Methods

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. Formal and Empirical Methods in Philosophy of Science

      • Vincenzo Crupi, Stephan Hartmann

      Pages 87-98

   3. The Bane of Two Truths

      • Vincent F. Hendricks

      Pages 99-110

   4. Formal Methods in the Philosophy of Natural Science

      • Thomas Müller

      Pages 111-123

   5. The Problem of Constrained Judgment Aggregation

      • Franz Dietrich, Christian List

      Pages 125-139

   6. Aggregation Problems and Models: What Comes First?

      • Gabriella Pigozzi

      Pages 141-152

4. Philosophy of the Natural and Life Sciences

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. Life in a Physical World: The Place of the Life Sciences

      • Marcel Weber

      Pages 155-168

   3. Comments on Marcel Weber’s “Life in a Physical World: The Place of the Life Sciences”

      • Claude Debru

      Pages 169-172

   4. How Special are the Life Sciences? A View from the Natural Kinds Debate

      • Thomas A.C. Reydon

      Pages 173-188

   5. The Epistemology-Only Approach to Natural Kinds: A Reply to Thomas Reydon

      • Miles Macleod

      Pages 189-194

   6. Reductionism in Biology: An Example of Biochemistry

      • Mehmet Elgin

      Pages 195-203

This volume is a serious attempt to open up the subject of European philosophy of science to real thought, and provide the structural basis for the interdisciplinary development of its specialist fields, but also to provoke reflection on the idea of ‘European philosophy of science’. This efforts should foster a contemporaneous reflection on what might be meant by philosophy of science in Europe and European philosophy of science, and how in fact awareness of it could assist philosophers interpret and motivate their research through a stronger collective identity.The overarching aim is to set the background for a collaborative project organising, systematising, and ultimately forging an identity for, European philosophy of science by creating research structures and developing research networks across Europe to promote its development.

• foundations of natural and social sciences
• history of philosophy of science
• methodology of natural and social sciences
• philosophy of science
• philosophy of science in Europe
• probability
• science

• , Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Vienna Circle, Vienna, Austria

  Friedrich Stadler

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