NEW WAVES IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE MAGNUS P.D. BUSCH J. EDITORS Księgarnia

This book captures the diverse array of issues in the rapidly developing area of philosophy of science by bringing together a pool of talented young philosophers from across the globe to debate the field and show where it's heading.

Table of Contents

List of Figures vii

Series Editors' Preface viii

Notes on Contributors ix

Introduction P. D. Magnus Jacob Busch 1

1 Form-driven vs. Content-driven Arguments for Realism Juha Saatsi 8

2 Optimism about the Pessimistic Induction Sherrilyn Roush 29

3 Metaphysics between the Sciences and Philosophies of Science Anjan Chakravartty 59

4 Nominalism and Inductive Generalizations Jessica Pfeifer 78

5 Models and Scientific Representations Otvio Bueno 94

6 The Identical Rivals Response to Underdetermination Gregory Frost-Arnold P. D. Magnus 112

7 Scientific Representation and the Semiotics of Pictures Laura Perini 131

8 Philosophy of the Environmental Sciences Jay Odenbaugh 155

9 Value Judgements and the Estimation of Uncertainty in Climate Modeling Justin Biddle Eric Winsberg 172

10 Feminist Standpoint Empiricism: Rethinking the Terrain in Feminist Philosophy of Science Kristen Intemann 198

11 Naturalism and the Enlightenment Ideal: Rethinking a Central Debate in the Philosophy of Social Science Daniel Steel 226

12 New Approaches to the Division of Cognitive Labor Michael Weisberg 250

Index 270

288 pages, Hardcover

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