Philosophy of Science in Practice
Nancy Cartwright and the Nature of Scientific Reasoning
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Beschreibung
This volume reflects the ‘philosophy of science in practice’ approach and takes a fresh look at traditional philosophical problems in the context of natural, social, and health research. Inspired by the work of Nancy Cartwright that shows how the practices and apparatuses of science help us to understand science and to build theories in the philosophy of science, this volume critically examines the philosophical concepts of evidence, laws, causation, and models and their roles in the process of scientific reasoning. Each chapter is an important one in the philosophy of science, while the volume as a whole deals with these philosophical concepts in a unified way in the context of actual scientific practice. This volume thus aims to contribute to this new direction in the philosophy of science.
This volume reflects the ‘philosophy of science in practice’ approach and takes a fresh look at traditional philosophical problems in the context of natural, social, and health research. Inspired by the work of Nancy Cartwright that shows how the practices and apparatuses of science help us to understand science and to build theories in the philosophy of science, this volume critically examines the philosophical concepts of evidence, laws, causation, and models and their roles in the process of scientific reasoning. Each chapter is an important one in the philosophy of science, while the volume as a whole deals with these philosophical concepts in a unified way in the context of actual scientific practice. This volumethus aims to contribute to this new direction in the philosophy of science.
Offers a new approach to philosophy of science Presents the first work on philosophy of science in practice to cover important topics in philosophy such as evidence, explanation, and models Discusses a wide range of special sciences, such as chemistry, economics, physics, and legal studies?
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Hsiang-Ke Chao
Themen in »Philosophy of Science in Practice«
Activity Realism and Measurement Network Capacity-Based Extrapolation Ceteris Paribus Clauses Evidence in Context Evidence in Theory and Application Functional Perspective on Scientific Explanation Nancy Cartwright evidence, explanation, and models