The Philosophy of Science 2-Volume Set: An Encyclopedia

✍ Scribed by Sahotra Sarkar, Jessica Pfeifer (eds.)

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1004
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: v. 1. A-M --
v. 2. N-Z, Index.

✦ Subjects

Science -- Philosophy -- Encyclopedias;Science;Philosophy;Sciences -- Philosophie -- Encyclopédies;SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects;Science -- Philosophy;Wissenschaftsphilosophie