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  | | Causation and Explanation(1st Edition) by Stathis Psillos, Nenhum Autor Cadastrado Paperback, 324 Pages, Published 2002 by Mcgill-Queen's University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-2468-2, ISBN: 0-7735-2468-1 "In the section on laws of nature, Psillos considers both the regularity view of laws and laws as relations among universals as well as alternative approaches to laws. In the final section on explanation he examines in detail the issues arising from deductive-nomological explanation and statistical explanation before considering the explanation of laws and the metaphysics of explanation. Accessible to students of all levels the author pr ..." |
 | | The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science(2nd Edition) (Routledge Philosophy Companions) by Stathis Psillos, Martin Curd Paperback, 736 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-51875-8, ISBN: 0-415-51875-X "The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science is an indispensable reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in philosophy of science. It contains sixty-two specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors. Organized into four parts it covers: historical and philosophical context debates concepts the individual sciences. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Sc ..." |
 | | Philosophy of Science A-Z(1st Edition) by Stathis Psillos, Oliver Leaman Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2007 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7486-2214-6, ISBN: 0-7486-2214-4 "An alphabetically arranged guide to the philosophy of science. While philosophy of science has always been an integral part of philosophy, since the beginning of the twentieth century it has developed its own structure and its fair share of technical vocabulary and problems. Philosophy of Science A-Z gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids ..." |
 | | Knowing the Structure of Nature(1st Edition) Essays on Realism and Explanation by Professor Stathis Psillos Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-230-00711-6, ISBN: 0-230-00711-2 "In this sequel to the highly acclaimed Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth , Psillos discusses recent developments in scientific realism and explores realist theses and commitments. He examines the structuralist turn in the philosophy of science and offers a framework within which inference to the best explanation can be defended." |
 | | Scientific Realism(1st Edition) How Science Tracks Truth (Philosophical Issues in Science) by Stathis Psillos Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-20819-2, ISBN: 0-415-20819-X "Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track: that the world really is the way our best scientific theories describe it . In his book, Stathis Psillos gives us a detailed and comprehensive study which restores the intuitive plausibility of scientific realism. We see that throughout the twentieth century, scientific realism has been challenged by philosophical positions from all angles: from reducti ..." |
 | | Philosophy of Science A-Z(1st Edition) (Philosophy A-Z EUP) by Stathis Psillos, Oliver Leaman Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2007 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7486-2033-3, ISBN: 0-7486-2033-8 "Philosophy of science has always been an integral part of philosophy, and since the beginning of the 20h century it has developed its own structure and its fair share of technical vocabulary and problems.Philosophy of Science A-Z gives you concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It helps you to understand the current debates, explains their historical de ..." |
 | | The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science(1st Edition) (Routledge Philosophy Companions) by Martin Curd, Stathis Psillos, Státhīs Psýllos Hardcover, 656 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-35403-5, ISBN: 0-415-35403-X "This indispensable reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in philosophy of science contains fifty-five specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors. Organized into four parts it covers: historical and philosophical context debates concepts the individual sciences. The Companion covers everything students of philosophy of science need to know - from empiricism, expl ..." |
 | | Reconsidering Causal Powers Historical and Conceptual Perspectives (Hardback) by Benjamin Hill, Henrik Lagerlund, Stathis Psillos Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2021 by Oxford University Press, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-0-19-886952-8, ISBN: 0-19-886952-5 "may not 9 Wilkerson's mention of projectibility brings out another attractive feature of the present approach, namely, that it promises to resolve Goodman's problem of the grue emeralds. But it all be plain sailing. As Bruce Langtry has pointed ..." |
 | | Causation and Explanation (Central Problems of Philosophy) by Stathis Psillos Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1-902683-42-3, ISBN: 1-902683-42-0 "What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual and mechanistic approaches. Part 2 considers ..." |
 | | The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science(2nd Edition) (Routledge Philosophy Companions) by Martin Curd, Stathis Psillos Hardcover, 736 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-51874-1, ISBN: 0-415-51874-1 "The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science is an indispensable reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in philosophy of science. It contains sixty-two specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors. Organized into four parts it covers: historical and philosophical context debates concepts the individual sciences. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Sc ..." |
 | | Routledge Philosophy Companions The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science by Stathis Psillos, Martin Curd 736 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-135-01109-3, ISBN: 1-135-01109-5 "... Nature of Philosophy (1998). Theodore Arabatzis is associate professor in the department of philosophy and history of science at the university of athens. he is the author of Representing Electrons: A Biographical Approach to Theoretical Entities (2006) and co-editor of the journal Metascience. Roger Ariew is professor and Chair, department of philosophy, university of south florida, author of Descartes and the Last Scholastics ..." |
 | | Causation and Explanation by Stathis Psillos Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2002 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-902683-41-6, ISBN: 1-902683-41-2 "What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual and mechanistic approaches. Part 2 considers ..." |
 | | Philosophical Issues in Science Ser.(1st Edition) Scientific Realism : How Science Tracks Truth by Stathis Psillos Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-20818-5, ISBN: 0-415-20818-1 "Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track: that the world really is the way our best scientific theories describe it . In his book, Stathis Psillos gives us a detailed and comprehensive study which restores the intuitive plausibility of scientific realism. We see that throughout the twentieth century, scientific realism has been challenged by philosophical positions from all angles: from reducti ..." |
 | | Central Problems of Philosophy Ser. Causation and Explanation by Stathis Psillos Digital, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-317-48976-4, ISBN: 1-317-48976-4 "What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual and mechanistic approaches. Part 2 considers ..." |
 | | Knowing the Structure of Nature Essays on Realism and Explanation by Stathis Psillos 230 Pages, Published 2009 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-0-230-23466-6, ISBN: 0-230-23466-6 "... Bill Demopoulos, Gerald Doppelt, Mauro Dorato, Igor Douven, Alice Drewery, John Earman, Brian Ellis, Jan Faye, Steven French, Maria Carla Galavotti, ... David Papineau, Nils Roll-Hansen, Nils-Eric Sahlin, Howard Sankey, Christoff Schmidt-Petri, Matti Sintonen, Brian Skyrms, Wolfgang Spohn, David ... Preface. Preface." |
 | | Routledge Philosophy Companions Ser.(Updated) The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science by Stathis Psillos, Martin Curd Hardcover, 648 Pages, Published 2008 by Macmillan New Writing ISBN-13: 978-0-203-00050-2, ISBN: 0-203-00050-1 "For a rigorous but accessible introduction to probability see B. v. Gnedenko and A. Y. khinchin, An Elementary Introduction to the Theory of Probability (New York: Dover, 1962). For more on the logical interpretation of probability see Studies in ..." |
 | | Philosophy of Science A-Z by Stathis Psillos 296 Pages, Published 2007 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7486-2914-5, ISBN: 0-7486-2914-9 "It is the aim of Stathis Psillos in this book to explain the key terms of the vocabulary of contemporary philosophy of science. Readers should be able to use the book as with others in the series, to help them orient themselves through the subject ..." |
 | | Philosophical Issues in Science Ser. Scientific Realism : How Science Tracks Truth by Stathis Psillos 368 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-61981-8, ISBN: 1-134-61981-2 "Carnap, R. (1966) Philosophical Foundations of Physics, New York: Basic Books. Carnap, R. (1968) 'Inductive Intuition and Inductive Logic', in I. Lakatos (ed.) The Problem of Inductive Logic, Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company. Carnap, R. (1974) An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, New York: Basic Books. Carnot, S. (1824) 'Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire', in E. Mendoza (ed.) Reflections on the Motive Powe ..." |
 | | Philosophical Issues in Science Ser. Scientific Realism : How Science Tracks Truth by Stathis Psillos 368 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-61982-5, ISBN: 1-134-61982-0 "Whewell, W. (1989) Theory of Scientific Method, ed. and introduced by R. Butts, Indianapolis: Hackett. Whittaker, E. (1951[1910]) A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity, rev. enlarged edn, London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. Williams, M. (1986) 'Do We (Epistemologists) Need a Theory of Truth?', Philosophical Topics 14:223–242. Worrall, J. (1985) 'Scientific Discovery and Theory-Confirmation', in J.Pitt (ed.) Change and P ..." |
 | | Causation and Explanation by Stathis Psillos Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2003 by Mcgill Queens Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-2467-5, ISBN: 0-7735-2467-3 "In the section on laws of nature, Psillos considers both the regularity view of laws and laws as relations among universals as well as alternative approaches to laws. In the final section on explanation he examines in detail the issues arising from deductive-nomological explanation and statistical explanation before considering the explanation of laws and the metaphysics of explanation. Accessible to students of all levels the author pr ..." |
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