Paperback. This volume gathers together leading philosophers of science and cognitive scientists from around the world to provide one of the first book-length studies of this important and emerging field. Specific topics considered include learning and the nature of scientific knowledge, the cognitive consequences of exposure to explanations, climate change, and mechanistic reasoning and abstraction. Chapters explore how experimental methods can be applied to questions about the nature of science and show how to fruitfully theorize about the nature and role of science with well-grounded empirical research. Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Science presents a new direction in the philosophical exploration of science and paves a path for those who might seek to pursue research in experimental philosophy of science. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Science (Paperback)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1350250066
ISBN 13: 9781350250062
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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This volume gathers together leading philosophers of science and cognitive scientists from around the world to provide one of the first book-length studies of this important and emerging field. Specific topics considered include learning and the nature of scientific knowledge, the cognitive consequences of exposure to explanations, climate change, and mechanistic reasoning and abstraction. Chapters explore how experimental methods can be applied to questions about the nature of science and show how to fruitfully theorize about the nature and role of science with well-grounded empirical research. Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Science presents a new direction in the philosophical exploration of science and paves a path for those who might seek to pursue research in experimental philosophy of science.

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Daniel A. Wilkenfeld is Lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

James R. Beebe is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, USA.

Richard Samuels is Professor of Philosophy at OSU, and previously held appointments at King's College London, and the University of Pennsylvania. He has published numerous papers on topics in the philosophy of psychology and foundations of cognitive science.

Justin Sytsma is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

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