Ebook: Philosophy of science: a contemporary introduction

Exploring the main themes in the philosophy of science, this core text has been revised and updated to include material on the history of science, social epistemology and feminist philosophy of science.;Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Why philosophy of science?; 2 Explanation, causation and laws; 3 Scientific explanation and its discontents; 4 The structure and metaphysics of scientific theories; 5 The epistemology of scientific theorizing; 6 The challenge of history and postpositivism; 7 The contested character of science and the fundamental questions of philosophy; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.