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020			_a978-1138331518
082			_a501
100			_aRosenberg, Alex
245			_aPhilosophy of science: A contemporary introduction
250			_a4th.
260			_bRoutledge: _aNew York, _c2020.
300			_axiv, 294p., glos., bib., ind., 23 cm X 15 cm
490			_aRoutledge contemporary introductions to philosophy
500			_aRecommended by: Keval Kumar
521			_aContent: 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
650			_xscience _xphilosophy
700			_aMcIntyre, Lee C.
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c21694 _d21694