EPSA11 Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evidence, Argument and Prediction....Pages 3-17
Models, Simulations, and Analogical Inference....Pages 19-27
Intuitionistic Semantics for Fitch’s Paradox....Pages 29-39
Correlation and Truth....Pages 41-54
The Limits of Probabilism....Pages 55-65
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How Organization Explains....Pages 69-80
Mechanistic Explanation: Asymmetry Lost....Pages 81-91
Deflationism on Scientific Representation....Pages 93-102
Idealization in Physics Modeling....Pages 103-113
Explanatory Models Versus Predictive Models: Reduced Complexity Modeling in Geomorphology....Pages 115-128
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The Ultimate Argument Against Convergent Realism and Structural Realism: The Impasse Objection....Pages 131-139
Doing Away with the No Miracles Argument....Pages 141-151
Theory-Parts for Scientific Realists....Pages 153-165
Natural Kinds and Concept Eliminativism....Pages 167-179
Against the Statistical Account of Special Science Laws....Pages 181-192
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How to Use Quantum Theory Locally to Explain EPR-Bell Correlations....Pages 195-205
Modal Interpretations and Consecutive Measurements....Pages 207-217
Why I Am Not an Everettian....Pages 219-228
The Emergence of Integrability in Gauge Theories....Pages 229-238
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Model Landscapes in the Higgs Sector....Pages 241-252
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Practical Unification of Solid-State and Particle Physics in the Construction of the Higgs Mechanism....Pages 253-264
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A Critical Note on Time in the Multiverse....Pages 267-279
A New View of “Fundamentality” for Time Asymmetries in Modern Physics....Pages 281-292
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How to Combine and Not to Combine Physics and Metaphysics....Pages 295-305
How (Not) To Be a Humean Structuralist....Pages 307-318
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What Does Hydrogen Bonding Say About the Nature of the Chemical Bond?....Pages 321-330
The Metaphysics of Molecular Structure....Pages 331-342
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Description, Explanation, and Explanatory Depth in Developmental Biology....Pages 345-356
Synthetic Genomics and the Causal Role of Genes: What has been Shown and Why it Matters....Pages 357-367
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Eschewing Entities: Outlining a Biology Based Form of Structural Realism....Pages 371-381
Must Structural Realism Cover the Special Sciences?....Pages 383-390
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Principles Versus Mechanisms in Cognitive Science....Pages 393-403
Computationalism, Connectionism, Dynamicism and Beyond: Looking for an Integrated Approach to Cognitive Science....Pages 405-416
Qualia Change and Colour Science....Pages 417-428
Explanatory Coherence, Partial Truth and Diagnostic Validity in Psychiatry....Pages 429-440
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Performativity: Saving Austin from MacKenzie....Pages 443-453
Beyond Motivation and Metaphor: ‘Scientific Passions’ and Anthropomorphism....Pages 455-466
A Way of Saving Normative Epistemology? Scientific Knowledge Without Standpoint Theories....Pages 467-477
The Democratic Control of the Scientific Control of Politics....Pages 479-491
Harm, Reciprocity and the Moral Domain....Pages 493-502
Back Matter....Pages 503-510