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Beschreibung

This textbook offers an introduction to the philosophy of science. It helps undergraduate students from the natural, the human and social sciences to gain an understanding of what science is, how it has developed, what its core traits are, how to distinguish between science and pseudo-science and to discover what a scientific attitude is. It argues against the common assumption that there is fundamental difference between natural and human science, with natural science being concerned with testing hypotheses and discovering natural laws, and the aim of human and some social sciences being to understand the meanings of individual and social group actions. Instead examines the similarities between the sciences and shows how the testing of hypotheses and doing interpretation/hermeneutics are similar activities. The book makes clear that lessons from natural scientists are relevant to students and scholars within the social and human sciences, and vice versa. It teaches its readers howto effectively demarcate between science and pseudo-science and sets criteria for true scientific thinking.

Divided into three parts, the book first examines the question What is Science? It describes the evolution of science, defines knowledge, and explains the use of and need for hypotheses and hypothesis testing. The second half of part I deals with scientific data and observation, qualitative data and methods, and ends with a discussion of theories on the development of science. Part II offers philosophical reflections on four of the most important con
cepts in science: causes, explanations, laws and models. Part III presents discussions on philosophy of mind, the relation between mind and body, value-free and value-related science, and reflections on actual trends in science.

Über den Autor

Lars-Göran Johansson holds a B.Sc. (mathematics and physics) from University of Gothenburg and a Ph.D in theoretical philosophy from Stockholm University. He is author of three books: Introduktion till vetenskapsteorin, Interpreting Quantum Mechanics. A Realist View in Schrödinger's Vein and (together with Pauliina Remes, George Masterton and Tomas Ekenberg) Kunskapsteori. En introduktion till vetande, berättigande och sanning. He has also published papers and book chapters on laws of nature, induction, causation, probability and time. Since 2008 he is professor in theoretical philosophy at Uppsala University.

Zusammenfassung

Highly suitable as a textbook for undergraduate Science and Engineering courses

Relevant to students in the natural, social and human sciences

Advances understanding of what science is and how it developed

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and overview of the bookPart 1: What is science?.- 1. The Evolution of Science.- 2. Knowledge.- 3. Hypotheses and Hypothesis Testing.- 4. On Scientific Data.- 5. Qualitative Data and Methods.- 6. Theories about the Development of Science.- Part 2. Philosophical reflections on four core concepts in science: causes, explanations, laws and models.- 7. On Causes and Correlations.- 8. Explanations.- 9. Explanation in the Humanities and Social Sciences.- 10. Scientific Laws.- 11. Theories, Models and Reality.- Part 3. Some auxiliaries.- 12. The Mind-Body Problem.- 13. Science and Values.- 14. Some trends in science.- Appendix.- Logical Forms.- Index.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Seiten:	276
Reihe:	Springer Undergraduate Texts in Philosophy
Inhalt:	xv 257 S. 28 farbige Illustr. 257 p. 28 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319265490
ISBN-10:	3319265490
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-319-26549-0
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Johansson, Lars-Göran
Auflage:	1st ed. 2016
Besonderheit:	Unsere Aufsteiger
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG Springer Undergraduate Texts in Philosophy
Maße:	241 x 160 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	Lars-Göran Johansson
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.12.2015
Gewicht:	0,582 kg

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