{"product_id":"what-is-scientific-knowledge-an-introduction-to-contemporary-epistemology-of-science-9781138570153","title":"What is Scientific Knowledge?: An Introduction to Contemporary Epistemology of Science","description":"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Is Scientific Knowledge? is a much-needed collection of introductory-level chapters on the epistemology of science. Renowned historians, philosophers, science educators, and cognitive scientists have authored 19 original contributions specifically for this volume. The chapters, accessible for students in both philosophy and the sciences, serve as helpful introductions to the primary debates surrounding scientific knowledge.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eFirst-year undergraduates can readily understand the variety of discussions in the volume, and yet advanced students and scholars will encounter chapters rich enough to engage their many interests. The variety and coverage in this volume make it the perfect choice for the primary text in courses on scientific knowledge. It can also be used as a supplemental book in classes in epistemology, philosophy of science, and other related areas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the epistemology of science for a wide variety of students (both undergraduate- and graduate-level) and researchers \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* written by an international team of senior researchers and the most promising junior scholars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* addresses several questions that students and lay people interested in science may already have, including questions about how scientific knowledge is gained, its nature, and the challenges it faces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin McCain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138570153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin McCain\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. His published research includes \u003ci\u003eEvidentialism and Epistemic Justification \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Scientific Knowledge: An Explanatory Approach \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), and, with Kostas Kampourakis, \u003ci\u003eUncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKostas Kampourakis is a researcher in science education and a lecturer at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. His most recent authored books are \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of Genes \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eTurning Points: How Critical Events Have Driven Human Evolution, Life and Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and, with Kevin McCain, \u003ci\u003eUncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). He has also co-edited, with Michael Reiss, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Biology in Schools: Global Research, Issues and Trends\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44031972409459,"sku":"9.78114E+12","price":82.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4cc913be-d09f-47ba-8380-937b1024d281.jpg?v=1761483704","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-is-scientific-knowledge-an-introduction-to-contemporary-epistemology-of-science-9781138570153","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}