The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Science

This volume presentsa definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of science.

Notes on Contributors vii Preface x 1.A Brief Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science 1 Peter Machamer 2.Philosophy of Science: Classic Debates, Standard Problems, Future Prospects 18 John Worrall 3.Explanation 37 Jim Woodward 4.Structures of Scientific Theories 55 Carl F. Craver 5.Reduction, Emergence and Explanation 80 Michael Silberstein 6.Models, Metaphors and Analogies 108 Daniela Bailer-Jones 7.Experiment and Observation 128 James Bogen 8.Induction and Probability 149 Alan Hajek and Ned Hall 9.Philosophy of Space-Time Physics 173 Craig Callender and Carl Hoefer 10.Interpreting Quantum Theories 199 Laura Ruetsche 11.Evolution 227 Roberta L. Millstein 12.Molecular and Developmental Biology 252 Paul Griffiths 13.Cognitive science 272 Rick Grush 14.Philosophy of Social Science 290 Harold Kincaid 15.Feminist Philosophy of Science 312 Lynn Hankinson Nelson Index 332