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Science under Scrutiny

The Place of History and Philosophy of Science

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. R. W. Home

    1. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

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Part of the book series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (AUST, volume 3)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Lloyd Evans
    Pages 1-3

  3. Why Philosophy of Science?

    • John Passmore
    Pages 5-29

  4. Knowledge and Power in the Sciences

    • Everett Mendelsohn
    Pages 31-47

  5. Facts and Values in Science Studies

    • Alan Musgrave
    Pages 49-79

  6. No History without Health

    • Bryan Gandevia
    Pages 81-98

  7. Science Policy Studies: Retrospect and Prospect

    • Jarlath Ronayne
    Pages 99-121

  8. Social Science: Education as Social Persuasion

    • Hugh Stretton
    Pages 123-137

  9. History and Philosophy of Science in the Pedagogical Process

    • Rom Harré
    Pages 139-157

  10. Science Teaching or Science Preaching? Critical Reflections on School Science

    • Randall Albury
    Pages 159-172

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 173-182
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About this book

Only in fairly recent years has History and Philosophy of Science been recognized - though not always under that name - as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour. Previously, in the Australasian region as elsewhere, those few individuals working within this broad area of inquiry found their base, both intellectually and socially, where they could. In fact, the institutionali­ zation of History and Philosophy of Science began comparatively early in Australia. An initial lecturing appointment was made at the University of Melbourne immediately after the Second World War, in 1946, and other appointments followed as the subject underwent an expansion during the 1950s and '60s similar to that which took place in other parts of the world. Today there are major Departments at the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong, and smaller groups active in many other parts of Australia, and in New Zealand.

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`In conclusion, this collection of essays is interesting to read, intellectually stimulating and thougt provoking, comprehensive in scope (including historical examples from physics, sociology, economics, etc.), yet specific in addressing the pedagogical questions concerning sudies in the history and philosophy of science. ...it could become a provocative standard introductory text for teachers and students interested in the natural as well as the social sciences.'
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (July 1985)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

    R. W. Home

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science under Scrutiny

  • Book Subtitle: The Place of History and Philosophy of Science

  • Editors: R. W. Home

  • Series Title: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7672-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1983

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1602-6Published: 31 October 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8384-5Published: 25 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-7672-7Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1871-7381

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1958

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 182

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, History, general

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