Companion to the Philosophy of Science

A Companion to the Philosophy of Science
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Contents
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List of Contributors
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Preface
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Logical Symbols
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Index
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Introduction (W. H. Newton-Smith)
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1. Axiomatization (Frederick Suppe)
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2. Berkeley (M. Hughes)
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3. Biology (Paul Thompson)
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4. Bohr (Dugald Murdoch)
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5. Causation (Paul Humphreys)
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6. Cognitive Approaches to Science (Ronald N. Giere)
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7. Computing (Leslie Burkholder)
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8. Confirmation, Paraxdoxes of (J. D. Trout)
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9. Convention, Role of (Lawrence Sklar)
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10. Craig\'s Theorem (Frederick Suppe)
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11. Darwin (Samir Okasha)
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12. Definitions (Frederick Suppe)
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13. Descartes (Tom Sorell)
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14. Discovery (Thomas Nickles)
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15. Dispositions and Powers (Rom Harré)......Page 114
16. Einstein (Christopher Ray)
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17. Evidence and Confirmation (Colin Howson)
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18. Experiment (David C. Gooding)
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19. Explanation (W. H. Newton-Smith)
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20. Feminist Accounts of Science (Kathleen Okruhlik)
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21. Feyerbaned (John Preston)
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22. Galileo (Robert E. Butts)
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23. History, Role in the Philosophy of Science (Brendan Larvor)
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24. Holism (Christopher Hookway)
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25. Hume (W. H. Newton-Smith)
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26. Idealization (Yemima Ben-Menahem)
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27. Incommensurability (Muhammad Ali Khalidi)
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28. Induction and the Uniformity of Nature (Colin Howson)
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29. Inference to the Best Explanation (Peter Lipton)
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30. Judgment, Role in Science (Harold I. Brown)
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31. Kuhn (Richard Rorty)
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32. Lakatos (Thomas Nickles)
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33. Laws of Nature (Rom Harré)......Page 230
34. Leibniz (William Seager)
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35. Locke (G. A. J. Rogers)
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36. Logical Empiricism (Wesley C. Salmon)
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37. Logical Positivism (Christopher Ray)
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38. Mach (Gereon Wolters)
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39. Mathematics, Role in Science (James Robert Brown)
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40 Measurment (J. D. Trout)
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41. Metaphor in Science (Eleonora Montuschi)
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42. Metaphysics, Role in Science (William Seager)
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43. Mill (Geoffrey Scarre)
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44. Models and Analogies (Marry Hesse)
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45. Naturalism (Ronald N. Giere)
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46. Natural Kinds (John Dupré)
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47. Newton (Richard S. Westfall)
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48. Oberservation and Theory (Peter Achinstein)
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49. Peirce (Cheryl Misak)
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50. Physicalism (William Seager)
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51. Popper (John Watkins)
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52. Pragmatic Factors in Theory Acceptance (John Worrall)
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53. Probability (Philip Percival)
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54. Qualities, Primary and Secondary (G. A. J. Rogers)
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55. Quantum Mechanics (Richard Healey)
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56. Quine (Lars Bergström)
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57. Ramsey Sentences (Frederick Suppe)
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58. Realism and Instrumentalism (Jarrett Leplin)
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59. Reductionism (John Dupré)
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60. Relativism (James W. McAllister)
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61. Russell (Paul J. Hager)
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62. Scientific Change (Dudley Shapere)
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63. Scientific Methodology (Gary Gutting)......Page 440
64. Simplicity (Elliott Sober)
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65. Social Factors in Science (James Robert Brown)
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66. Social Science, Philosophy of (Alex Rosenberg)
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67. Space, Time, and Relativity (Lawrence Sklar)
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68. Statistical Explanation (C. R. Hitchcock and W. C. Salmon)
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69. Supervenience and Determination (William Seager)
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70. Technology, Philosophy of (Mary Tiles)
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71. Teleological Explanation (Andrew Woodfield)
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72. Theoretical Terms: meaning and Reference (Philip Percival)
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73. Theories (Ronald N. Giere)
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74. Theory Identity (Frederick Suppe)
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75. Thought Experiments (James Robert Brown)
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76. Underdetermination of Theory by Data (W. H. Newton-Smith)
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77. Unification of Theories (James W. McAllister)
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78. The Unity of Science (C. A. Hooker)
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79. Values in Science (Ernan McMullin)
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80. Verisimilitude (Christ Brink)
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81. Whewell (John Wettersten)
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