Boyd: The Philosophy Of Science (cloth) (A Bradford Book) - Hardcover

Boyd, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262023156 ISBN 13: 9780262023153

Publisher: MIT Press, 1991

Synopsis

The more than 40 readings in this anthology cover the most important developments of the past six decades, charting the rise and decline of logical positivism and the gradual emergence of a new consensus concerning the major issues and theoretical options in the field. The editors have included articles on all of the major special sciences and emphasize the relation between the more theoretical and applied questions.

Part One deals with basic theoretical issues: confirmation, semantics, and the interpretation of theories; causation and explanation; and reductionism and the unity of science. In Part Two, these relatively abstract themes are illustrated and examined further in light of issues in the various special sciences such as physics, biology, psychology, and social science.

About this title

About the Authors

Richard Boyd is Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University.

Philip Gasper is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Middlebury College.

John D. Trout teaches philosophy in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262023156
• ISBN 13: 9780262023153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 816