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Contemporary debates in philosophy of science
1 online resource (xiii, 348 pages) : illustrations.
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science contains sixteen original essays by leading authors in the philosophy of science, each one defending the affirmative or negative answer to one of eight specific questions, including: Are there laws of social science? Are causes physically connected to their effects? Is the mind a system of modules shaped by natural selection?
Introduction: What is the Philosophy of Science?; DO THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS TRANSCEND EMPIRICISM?; CHAPTER ONE: Why Thought Experiments Transcend Empiricism; CHAPTER TWO: Why Thought Experiments do not Transcend Empiricism; DOES PROBABILITY CAPTURE THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC CONFIRMATION OR JUSTIFICATION?; CHAPTER THREE: Probability Captures the Logic of Scientific Confirmation; CHAPTER FOUR: Why Probability does not Capture the Logic of Scientific Justification; CAN A THEORY'S PREDICTIVE SUCCESS WARRANT BELIEF IN THE UNOBSERVABLE ENTITIES IT POSTULATES?
Includes bibliographical references and index.