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Arguing about Science - Bird & Ladyman.
Arguing About Science is an outstanding, engaging introduction to the essential topics in philosophy of science, edited by two leading experts in the field. This exciting and innovative anthology contains a selection of classic and contemporary readings that examine a broad range of issues, from cla...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Arguing about philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Arguing About Science; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; General Introduction; PART ONE What is science?; Introduction to Part One; 1 Karl PopperSCIENCE: CONJECTURES AND REFUTATIONS; 2 Adolf Grünbaum IS FREUDIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORYPSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC BY KARL POPPER'SCRITERION OF DEMARCATION?; 3 Stephen Jay Gould THE MISMEASURE OF MAN; 4 Thomas S. KuhnOBJECTIVITY, VALUE JUDGMENT, ANDTHEORY CHOICE; PART TWO Science, race and gender; Introduction to Part Two; 5 Sally HaslangerGENDER AND RACE: (WHAT) ARE THEY?(WHAT) DO WE WANT THEM TO BE?
- 6 Helena CroninTHE BATTLE OF THE SEXES REVISITED7 Evelyn Fox KellerBEYOND THE GENE BUT BENEATH THE SKIN; 8 Lucius T. OutlawTOWARD A CRITICAL THEORY OF "RACE"; 9 Robin O. AndreasenRACE: BIOLOGICAL REALITY OR SOCIALCONSTRUCT?; 10 Joshua M. GlasgowON THE NEW BIOLOGY OF RACE; 11 Clark GlymourWHAT WENT WRONG? REFLECTIONS ONSCIENCE BY OBSERVATION ANDTHE BELL CURVE; PART THREE Scientific reasoning; Introduction to Part Three; 12 Peter LiptonINDUCTION; 13 Hilary PutnamTHE "CORROBORATION" OF THEORIES; 14 John Stuart MillA SYSTEM OF LOGIC.
- 15 William Whewell 268OF CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OFSCIENTIFIC INDUCTION16 Peter Achinstein 282WAVES AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD; 17 Michael Strevens 293NOTES ON BAYESIAN CONFIRMATION THEORY; PART FOUR Explanation; Introduction to Part Four; 18 Wesley C. SalmonSCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION; 19 Bas van FraassenTHE PRAGMATICS OF EXPLANATION; 20 Peter LiptonEXPLANATION; PART FIVE Laws and causation; Introduction to Part Five; 21 Fred I. DretskeLAWS OF NATURE; 22 Bas van FraassenWHAT ARE LAWS OF NATURE?; 23 Marc LangeNATURAL LAWS AND THE PROBLEM OFPROVISOS.
- 24 Nancy CartwrightCAUSAL LAWS AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIESPART SIX Science and medicine; Introduction to Part Six; 25 Ronald MunsonWHY MEDICINE CANNOT BE A SCIENCE; 26 Kenneth F. SchaffnerPHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; 27 School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield HIERARCHY OF EVIDENCE; 28 John WorrallWHAT EVIDENCE IN EVIDENCE-BASEDMEDICINE?; PART SEVEN Probability in action: forensic science; Introduction to Part Seven; 29 William C. Thompson and Edward L. Schumann INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS: THE PROSECUTOR'S FALLACY AND THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S FALLACY.