Reprint of: The Continuum companion to the philosophy of science. -- New York : Continuum, ©2011.
Includes index.
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Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction Steven French and Juha Saatisi (University of Leeds, UK) Part I: Philosophy of Science in Context 2. Philosophy of Science and Epistemology Alexander Bird (University of Bristol, UK), 3. Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics Craig Callendar (University of California, San Diego, USA) 4. Philosophy of Science and the History of Science Don Howard (University of Notre Dame, USA) Part II: Current Research and Issues A. General Issues in the Philosophy of Science 5. Scientific Realism with a Human Face Stathis Psillos (University of Athens, Greece) 6. Causation and the Sciences Ned Hall (Harvard University, USA) 7. Scientific Models and Representation Gabriele Contessa (Carleton University, USA) 8. Reducation, Multiple Realizability and Levels of Reality Sven Walter (University of Osnabrueck, Austria) and Markus Eronen 9. Explanation Henk W.de Regt (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) 10. Scientific Evidence Malcolm Forster (University of Wisconsin, USA) 11. Bayesian Confirmation Theory James Hawthorne (University of Oklahoma, USA) B. Philosophy of Particular Sciences 12. Philosophy of Physics Nick Huggett (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA) 13. Philosophy of Biology Ingo Brigandt (University of Alberta, Canada) 14. Towards a Mechanistic Philosophy of Neuroscience Carl F. Craver (Washington University, USA) and David M. Kaplan 15. Philosophy of Chemistry Robin Findlay Hendry (Durham University, UK)16.Philosophy of Economics, Catarina Marchionni and Jaako Kuorikoski (Finnish Centre of Excellence in Philosophy of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Finland) 17. Philosophy of Mathematics Chris Pincock (Purdue University, USA) Part III: Past and Future 18. Travelling in New Directions 19. A Brief Chronology of the Philosophy of Science Peter Vicers Part IV: Resources 20. Annotated Bibliography 21. Research Resources 221. A to Z of Key Terms and Concepts Index.
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