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Availability:In StockContributor:Kent W. StaleySeries:Cambridge Introductions to PhilosophyPublish date:3/27/2025Pages:412
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009097963ISBN-10:1009097962UPC:9781009097963Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC57SR0KHJ
This thoroughly updated second edition guides readers through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent W. Staley addresses questions about what science is, why it is important, and the basis for trust in scientific results. The first part of the book introduces the central concepts of philosophy of science, with updated discussions of the problem of induction, underdetermination, rationality, scientific progress, and important movements such as falsificationism, logical empiricism, and postpositivism, together with a new chapter on social constructionism. The second part offers updated chapters on probability, scientific realism, explanation, and values in science, along with new discussions of the role of models in science, science in policy-making, and feminist philosophy of science. This broad yet detailed overview will give readers a strong grounding in philosophy of science whilst also providing opportunities for further exploration.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009097963ISBN-10:1009097962UPC:9781009097963Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC57SR0KHJ
Staley, Kent W.: - Kent W. Staley is Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. He is the author of 'The Evidence for the Top Quark: Objectivity and Bias in Collaborative Experimentation' (Cambridge, 2004).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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2nd Revised Edition

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Kent W. Staley

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