{"product_id":"philosophies-of-the-sciences-9781405199957","title":"Philosophies of the Sciences","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of essays discussing a wide range of sciences and the central philosophical issues associated with them, presenting the sciences collectively to encourage a greater understanding of their associative theoretical foundations, as well as their relationships to each other.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a new and unique approach to studying and comparing the philosophies of a variety of scientific disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a wide variety of individual sciences, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, sociology and economics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe essays are written by leading scholars in a highly accessible style for the student audience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplements more traditional studies of philosophy of science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePhilosophies of the Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of clearly written, very informative, high-quality chapters that provide readers with good samples of what the philosophies of the various sciences have to offer.\" (Acta Biotheoretica, 2011) \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit 1: Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Philosophies of the Sciences 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFritz Allhoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Philosophy of Science 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard DeWitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit 2: Philosophy of the Exact Sciences 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Philosophy of Logic 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOtávio Bueno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Philosophy of Mathematics 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOtávio Bueno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Philosophy of Probability 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAidan Lyon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit 3: Philosophy of the Natural Sciences 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Philosophy of Physics 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard DeWitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Philosophy of Chemistry 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoachim Schummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Philosophy of Biology 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew H. Haber, Andrew Hamilton, Samir Okasha, and Jay Odenbaugh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Philosophy of Earth Science 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaarten G. Kleinhans, Chris J.J. Buskes, and Henk W. de Regt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit 4: Philosophy of the Behavioral and Social Sciences 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Bechtel and Mitchell Herschbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Philosophy of Psychology 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdouard Machery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Philosophy of Sociology 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Little\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Philosophy of Economics 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel M. Hausman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 356\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529342951767,"sku":"9781405199957","price":38.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405199957.jpg?v=1731875242","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophies-of-the-sciences-9781405199957","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}