UID:
almahu_9949420369002882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781000780888
,
1000780880
,
9781003165859
,
1003165850
,
9781000780901
,
1000780902
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in the philosophy of science
Content:
This collection of original essays offers a comprehensive examination of scientific progress, which has been a central topic in recent debates in philosophy of science. Traditionally, debates over scientific progress have focused on different methodological approaches, notably the epistemic and semantic approaches. The chapters in Part I of the bookexamine these two traditional approaches, as well as the newly revived functional and newly developed noetic approaches. Part II features in-depth case studies of scientific progress from the history of science. The chapters cover individual sciences including physics, chemistry, evolutionary biology, seismology, psychology, sociology, economics, and medicine. Finally, Part III of the book explores important issues from contemporary philosophy of science. These chapters address the implications of scientific progress for the scientific realism/anti-realism debate, incommensurability, values in science, idealisation, scientific speculation, interdisciplinarity, and scientific perspectivalism. New Philosophical Perspectives on Scientific Progress will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working on the history and philosophy of science.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781000780901
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 036776055X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367760557
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003165859
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003165859
