The Philosophy of Science 2-Volume Set

An Encyclopedia

Sahotra Sarkar, Jessica Pfeifer (Herausgeber)

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1048 Seiten

2005
Routledge
978-0-415-93927-0 (ISBN)

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Combining scientific knowledge with philosophical inquiry, this book brings together a team of leading scholars to provide over 130 entries on the essential concepts in the philosophy of science. The areas covered include biology, chemistry, epistemology and metaphysics, physics, psychology and mind, and the social sciences.

The first in-depth reference in the field that combines scientific knowledge with philosophical inquiry, The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia is a two-volume set that brings together an international team of leading scholars to provide over 130 entries on the essential concepts in the philosophy of science.

The areas covered include:

biology
chemistry
epistemology and metaphysics
physics
psychology and mind
the social sciences
key figures in the combined studies of science and philosophy.

The essays represent the most up-to-date philosophical thinking on timeless scientific topics such as: determinism, explanation, laws of nature, perception, individuality, time, and economics as well as timely topics like adaptation, conservation biology, quantum logic, consciousness, evolutionary psychology, and game theory.

Sahotra Sarkar, Jessica Pfeifer

Volume 1 A-M, Volume 2 N-Z, Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.1.2006
Zusatzinfo	1 Halftones, black and white; 46 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 280 mm
Gewicht	2906 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	0-415-93927-5 / 0415939275
ISBN-13	978-0-415-93927-0 / 9780415939270
Zustand	Neuware