Philosophy of Science

An Epistemology of the Concrete brings together case studies and theoretical reflections on the history and epistemology of the life sciences by Ha...

In this book van Fraassen develops an alternative to scientific realism by constructing and evaluating three mutually reinforcing theories.

This volume builds on two recent developments in philosophy on the relationship between art and science: the notion of representation and the role ...

This book employs contemporary philosophy, scientific research, and clinical reports to argue that pain, though real, is not an appropriate object ...

Perhaps because of it implications for our understanding of human nature, recent philosophy of biology has seen what might be the most dramatic wor...

What does it mean to think with images? There is a well-established tradition of studying thought processes through the nature of language, and we ...

It is widely acknowledged that a central aim of science is to achieve understanding of the world around us, and that possessing such understanding ...

Assessment of error and uncertainty is a vital component of both natural and social science. This edited volume presents case studies of research p...

What is self-control? Does a person need to be conscious to act? Are delusions always irrational? Questions such as these are fundamental for inves...

What do biologists study when they study "life" today? Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the asce...

This is the first introductory textbook of its kind devoted to philosophy of psychiatry, offering a thorough and accessible investigation of the co...

First published in 1972, The Hope of Progress presents collection of essays and lectures dealing with the history of scientific ideas and the impac...

Over time the complex idea of "species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea centr...

Can theology be informed by science and inform science in turn? Can theology make significant contributions to the understanding of science? Wolfha...

Published in 1999: This book is about Alchemy, Philosophy and Science during the 17th century written by the author originally published in 1650.

What do biologists study when they study "life" today? Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the asce...

Journeys to the Ends of the Universe presents a tour through the universe from the big bang onward. The book explores the limits of knowledge where...

This title was first published in 2003:This book explores the problem of realism, both metaphysical and scientific. Renowned specialists in the fie...

Hans Reichenbach (1891–1953) was a formidable figure in early-twentieth-century philosophy of science. Educated in Germany, he was influential in e...

Just what is Einstein's Theory of Relativity? The Big Bang Theory? Curvature of Spacetime? What do astronomers mean when they talk of a 'flat unive...

Arguing for the compatibility of phenomenology and naturalism, this book also refashions each. The opening chapters begin with a methodological foc...

The boundaries between inanimate technology and the realm of the living become increasingly blurred. Deeper and deeper technological interventions ...

Summarizing this century's major debates over realism and the rationality of scientific knowledge, Joseph Rouse believes that these disputes oversi...

Does science give us a progressively more accurate and objective account of the world? This book by three leading philosophers of science presents ...