Eppur si muove: Doing History and Philosophy of Science with Peter Machamer - A Collection of Essays in Honor of Peter Machamer (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)


This volume is a collection of original essays focusing on a wide range of topics in the History and Philosophy of Science. It is a festschrift for Peter Machamer, which includes contributions from scholars who, at one time or another, were his students. The essays bring together analyses of issues and debates spanning from early modern science and philosophy through the 21st century. Machamer's influence is reflected in the volume's broad range of topics. These include: underdetermination, scientific practice, scientific models, mechanistic explanation in contemporary and historical science, values in science, the relationship between philosophy and psychology, experimentation, supervenience and reductionism.

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This volume is a collection of original essays focusing on a wide range of topics in the History and Philosophy of Science. It is a festschrift for Peter Machamer, which includes contributions from scholars who, at one time or another, were his students. The essays bring together analyses of issues and debates spanning from early modern science and philosophy through the 21st century. Machamer's influence is reflected in the volume's broad range of topics. These include: underdetermination, scientific practice, scientific models, mechanistic explanation in contemporary and historical science, values in science, the relationship between philosophy and psychology, experimentation, supervenience and reductionism.

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Product Details

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Imprint

Springer International Publishing AG

Country of origin

Switzerland

Series

The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, 81

Release date

July 2018

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2017

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Dimensions

235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

208

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017

ISBN-13

978-3-319-84980-5

Barcode

9783319849805

Categories

LSN

3-319-84980-8



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