4th Edition
Philosophy of Science A Contemporary Introduction
1. The Relationship Between Philosophy and Science
2. Why is Philosophy of Science Important?
3. Scientific Explanation
4. Why Do Laws Explain?
5. Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities
6. Laws and Explanations in Biology and the "Special Sciences"
7. The Structure of Scientific Theories
8. Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues about Scientific Theories
9. Theory Construction vs. Model Building
10. Induction and Probability
11. Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination
12. Challenges from the History of Science
13. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science
14. The Contested Character of Science
15. Science, Relativism and Objectivity
Biography
Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor and Chair in the Philosophy Department at Duke University. He is also co- director of Duke’s Center for Philosophy of Biology. Rosenberg has held fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. In 1993, Rosenberg received the Lakatos Award in the philosophy of science.
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University. He is the author of Respecting Truth (2015); Post- Truth (2018); and The Scientific Attitude (2019)
"Sets the industry standard. This book is essential reading for any serious student of the philosophy of science. [...]Rosenberg provides a comprehensive, sophisticated presentation of the current state of the field, and yet it is clear enough to be accessible to students. Rosenberg’s text gets my highest recommendation for courses with students who are academically well prepared and motivated."
W. Russ Payne, in Teaching Philosophy
