New Directions In The Philosophy Of Science

Author : Maria Carla Galavotti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331904382X
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Directions in the Philosophy of Science written by Maria Carla Galavotti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Daniel Little
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783487410
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science written by Daniel Little and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.

Author : Maria Carla Galavotti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783319043838
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Directions in the Philosophy of Science written by Maria Carla Galavotti and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph C. Pitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401584184
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Directions in the Philosophy of Technology written by Joseph C. Pitt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection we finally find the philosophy of technology, a young and rapidly developing area of scholarly interest, making contact with history of science and technology, and mainstream epistemological and metaphysical issues. The sophistication of these papers indicates the maturity of the field as it moves away from the advocacy of anti-technology ideological posturing toward a deeper understanding of the options and restraints technological developments provide. The papers presented here take us over a threshold into the real world of complicated social and technological interactions where science and art are shown to be integral to our understanding of technological change, and technological innovations are seen as configuring our knowledge of the world and opening up new possibilities for human development. With its rich historical base, this volume will be of interest to all students concerned about the interactions among technology, society, and philosophy.

Author : A. Broadbent
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137315601
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Epidemiology written by A. Broadbent and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epidemiology is one of the fastest growing and increasingly important sciences. This thorough analysis lays out the conceptual foundations of epidemiology, identifying traps and setting out the benefits of properly understanding this fascinating and important discipline, as well as providing the means to do so.

Author : Thomas Tymoczko
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691034980
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Directions in the Philosophy of Mathematics written by Thomas Tymoczko and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-02 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional debate among philosophers of mathematics is whether there is an external mathematical reality, something out there to be discovered, or whether mathematics is the product of the human mind. This provocative book, now available in a revised and expanded paperback edition, goes beyond foundationalist questions to offer what has been called a "postmodern" assessment of the philosophy of mathematics--one that addresses issues of theoretical importance in terms of mathematical experience. By bringing together essays of leading philosophers, mathematicians, logicians, and computer scientists, Thomas Tymoczko reveals an evolving effort to account for the nature of mathematics in relation to other human activities. These accounts include such topics as the history of mathematics as a field of study, predictions about how computers will influence the future organization of mathematics, and what processes a proof undergoes before it reaches publishable form. This expanded edition now contains essays by Penelope Maddy, Michael D. Resnik, and William P. Thurston that address the nature of mathematical proofs. The editor has provided a new afterword and a supplemental bibliography of recent work.

Author : Manuel Heras-Escribano
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319988301
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Affordances written by Manuel Heras-Escribano and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first monograph fully devoted to analyzing the philosophical aspects of affordances. The concept of affordance, coined and developed in the field of ecological psychology, describes the possibilities for action available in the environment. This work offers a systematic approach to the key philosophical features of affordances, such as their ontological characterization, their relation to normative practices, and the idea of agency that follows from viewing affordances as key objects of perception, while also proposing an innovative philosophical characterization of affordances as dispositional properties. The Philosophy of Affordances analyzes the implications that a proper understanding of affordances has for the philosophy of mind and the cognitive sciences, and aims to intensify the dialogue between philosophy and ecological psychology in which each discipline benefits from the tools and insights of the other.

Author : Kourken Michaelian
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351660012
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Directions in the Philosophy of Memory written by Kourken Michaelian and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although philosophers have explored memory since antiquity, recent years have seen the birth of philosophy of memory as a distinct field. This book—the first of its kind—charts emerging directions of research in the field. The book’s seventeen newly commissioned chapters develop novel theories of remembering and forgetting, analyze the phenomenology and content of memory, debate issues in the ethics and epistemology of remembering, and explore the relationship between memory and affectivity. Written by leading researchers in the philosophy of memory, the chapters collectively present an exciting vision of the future of this dynamic area of research.

Author : Konrad Werner
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030799646
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Embodied Philosopher written by Konrad Werner and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the first formulation of a meta-philosophical scheme rooted in the embodied cognition paradigm. The latter views subjects capable of cognition and experience as living, embodied creatures coupled with their environments. On the other hand, the emergence of experimental philosophy has given rise to a new context in which philosophers have begun to search for a more thorough definition of philosophical competence. The time is ripe for these two trends to join their efforts. Therefore, the book discusses what it means for a human being thought of as a living subject to pursue philosophy. In this context, in contrast to the existing literature, philosophical competence must not be conflated with competence in philosophy. The former is a skill or attitude. The book refers to this peculiar attitude as the recognition of one’s epistemic position.

Author : M. Fagan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113729602X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Stem Cell Biology written by M. Fagan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. Relations to systems biology and clinical medicine are also discussed.