{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-philosophy-of-science-9780415518758","title":"The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in philosophy of science. It contains sixty-two specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors. Organized into four parts it covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ehistorical and philosophical context \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003edebates \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003econcepts \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe individual sciences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science\u003c\/em\u003e addresses all of the essential topics that students of philosophy of science need to know - from empiricism, explanation and experiment to causation, observation, prediction and more - and contains many helpful features including chapters on individual sciences (such as biology, chemistry, physics and psychology), further reading and cross-referencing at the end of each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpanded and revised throughout, this second edition includes new chapters on Conventionalism, Social Epistemology, Computer Simulation, Thought Experiments, Pseudoscience, Species and Taxonomy, and Cosmology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stathis Psillos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.80w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415518758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Curd\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University, USA. He is co-editor (with Jan Cover and Christopher Pincock) of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Science: The Central Issues.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStathis Psillos is Professor of Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics at the University of Athens, Greece. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eScientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge), \u003ci\u003eCausation and Explanation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Science A-Z\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKnowing the Structure of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43211515166835,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":178.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_81195601-718f-42ef-9a0c-eb4e955ebfe6.jpg?v=1753186959","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-philosophy-of-science-9780415518758","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}