Philosophy of Science

The history of the modern sciences has long overlooked the significance of domesticity as a physical, social, and symbolic force in the shaping of ...

Dieser Band enthält den zweiten Teil von Schlicks unveröffentlichten Arbeiten zur Naturphilosophie, vor allem seine Vorlesungen aus der Wiener Zeit...

This book provides a thorough introduction to research ethics and ethically responsible research practice in a research organization. It is relevan...

The philosophy of chemistry has emerged in recent years as a new and autonomous field within the Anglo-American philosophical tradition. With the d...

Causation is a central topic in many areas of philosophy. In metaphysics, philosophers want to know what causation is, and how it is related to law...

In Pragmatisms Evolution, Trevor Pearce demonstrates that the philosophical tradition of pragmatism owes an enormous debt to specific biological de...

Margaret Cavendish (16231673) is a fascinating figure who is getting increasing attention by historians of philosophy these days, and for good reas...

Margaret Cavendish (16231673) is a fascinating figure who is getting increasing attention by historians of philosophy these days, and for good reas...

Standard STEM courses, for all of their value, do not tend to include systematic lectures or treatment about the nature of the scientific method. T...

Is science getting at the truth? The sceptics - those who spread doubt about science - often employ a simple argument: scientists were 'sure' in th...

Is science getting at the truth? The sceptics - those who spread doubt about science - often employ a simple argument: scientists were 'sure' in th...

Why does scholarship on innovation fixate on certain classes of technology? Could our research tools and techniques be concealing as much as they r...

From angiotensin to cortisol, testosterone to xenoestrogens, and dopamine to endocrine disruptors, hormones are everywhere. These chemical entities...

A world-renowned physicist seeks gravitys true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her lifeClaudia de Rham has been playing with grav...

There is a limited understanding amongst scientists, students, and the public about realizing trust in scientific findings. This should be a paramo...

Roughly, instrumentalism is the view that science is primarily, and should primarily be, an instrument for furthering our practical ends. It has fa...

Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: An Introduction is structured around six questions and the answers to them that have been offered ...

Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: An Introduction is structured around six questions and the answers to them that have been offered ...

A concise primer that complicates a convenient truth in biologythe divide between germ and somatic cellswith far-reaching ethical and public policy...

Ryan Wasserman explores a range of fascinating questions raised by the possibility of time travel. This volume explores a wide-range of puzzles su...

In this powerful critique, the esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debates, including the ...