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New Directions in the Philosophy of Science 2014th Edition
Author(s): Maria Carla Galavotti (Editor), Dennis Dieks (Editor), Wenceslao J. Gonzalez (Editor), Stephan Hartmann (Editor), Thomas Uebel (Editor), Marcel Weber (Editor)
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: June 20, 2014
- Edition: 2014th
- Language: English
- Print length: 785 pages
- ISBN-10: 3319043811
- ISBN-13: 9783319043814
Book Description
This volume sheds light on still unexplored issues and raises new questions in the main areas addressed by the philosophy of science. Bringing together selected papers from three main events, the book presents the most advanced scientific results in the field and suggests innovative lines for further investigation. It explores how discussions on several notions of the philosophy of science can help different scientific disciplines in learning from each other. Finally, it focuses on the relationship between Cambridge and Vienna in twentieth century philosophy of science. The areas examined in the book are: formal methods, the philosophy of the natural and life sciences, the cultural and social sciences, the physical sciences and the history of the philosophy of science.
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This volume sheds light on still unexplored issues and raises new questions in the main areas addressed by the philosophy of science. Bringing together selected papers from three main events, the book presents the most advanced scientific results in the field and suggests innovative lines for further investigation. It explores how discussions on several notions of the philosophy of science can help different scientific disciplines in learning from each other. Finally, it focuses on the relationship between Cambridge and Vienna in twentieth century philosophy of science. The areas examined in the book are: formal methods, the philosophy of the natural and life sciences, the cultural and social sciences, the physical sciences, and the history of the philosophy of science.
