The Central Issues
A flexible and comprehensive introduction to the main currents in philosophy of science.
Omschrijving
Both an anthology and an introductory textbook, Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues offers instructors and students a comprehensive anthology of fifty-two primary texts by leading philosophers in the field and provides extensive editorial commentary that places the readings in a wide philosophical context.
Productspecificaties
- Auteur: J. A. Cover (Purdue University)
- Uitgever: WW Norton & Co
- Verschijningsdatum: 2012-09-20
- Aantal pagina's: 1424
- ISBN: 9780393919035
- Thema: Impact of science and technology on society
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Over de auteur
J. A. Cover is professor of philosophy at Purdue University. Leaving a research post after completing a B.S. in biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California, Davis, he took a B.A. in philosophy at Syracuse University, where he later received his M.A. and Ph.D. Published widely in journals and books on issues in early modern philosophy, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, he is coeditor of Central Themes in Early Modern Philosophy (Hackett, 1990), coauthor of Theories of Knowledge and Reality, Second Edition (McGraw-Hill, 1994), coauthor of Leibniz on Substance and Individuation (Cambridge, 1999), and coeditor of Leibniz: Nature and Freedom (Oxford, 2005). Martin Curd is associate professor of philosophy at Purdue University. He has a B.A. in natural sciences from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science from the University of Pittsburgh. W…