Philosophy of Science A–Z (Philosophy A-Z) - Hardcover

Psillos, Stathis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0748622144 ISBN 13: 9780748622146

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Philosophy of science has always been an integral part of philosophy, and since the beginning of the 20h century it has developed its own structure and its fair share of technical vocabulary and problems.

Philosophy of Science A-Z gives you concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It helps you to understand the current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. It presupposes little prior knowledge of philosophy of science and is equally useful to students coming to the subject for the first time and for more advanced scholars who need to look up particular terms or figures. You will find illuminating explanations, careful analysis, relevant examples, open problems and precise arguments. Philosophy of science is a flourishing discipline and Philosophy of Science A-Z is a practical and imaginative way into and through it.

About this title

About the Author:

Stathis Psillos is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Athens, Greece. His book Causation and Explanation (Acumen, 2002) has received the British Society for the Philosophy of Science Presidents' Award. He is also the author of Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth (Routledge, 1999) and editor with Martin Curd of the Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Science (Routledge, 2013).

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0748622144
• ISBN 13: 9780748622146
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296