TY  - GEN
AU  - Rosenberg, Alex
AU  - McIntyre, Lee C.
TI  - Philosophy of science: A contemporary introduction
T2  - Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy
SN  - 978-1138331518
U1  - 501 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - science
KW  - philosophy
N1  - Recommended by: Keval Kumar; Content:

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

ER  -