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- Takes a Metaphysical approach to the subject
- Coherent view of science that trnascents the boundries of professional philosophy of science
- Provides a realistic conception of the enterprise than can be found there
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 173)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Dilworth does not content himself with a mere philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of modern science, but tries to draw a lesson from the analysis applicable to the actual practice of science. Whereas in its beginnings modern science was a paradigm of open-mindedness, it is now in danger of becomming an ideology, due to its refusal to reflect on its own principles. The Metaphysics of Science performs the much-needed function of opening the doors to such reflection - both for professional philosophers and scientists themselves''.(L.E. Fleischhacker, Epistemologia)
From the reviews of the second edition:
"Craig Dilworth’s second edition of The Metaphysics of Science contains the main text of an ambitious philosophical treatment intended to resolve realist-empiricist debates about the nature of science … . This book is worthwhile for philosophers of science and could profitably be assigned as reserve text for upper level undergraduate courses in history and philosophy of science of metaphysics. … Dilworth’s main aim is to propose and defend a metaphysics of science based on three ontological principles, uniformity of nature, substance, and causality." (Robert L. Muhlnickel, Metapsychology Online Reviews, Vol. 12 (22), May, 2008)
"Science makes metaphysical presuppositions. I must … at once declare an interest. … According to Dilworth, the three metaphysical principles constitute ‘the core of modern science’ … . They guide research and provide methodological rules. … Dilworth suggests that we need a new metaphysical paradigm for a new kind of science. … this book propounds an immensely important idea–even if one that received a much improved formulation at least twelve years before publication of the first edition." (Nicholas Maxwell, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, August, 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
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Uppsala University
Craig Dilworth
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Metaphysics of Science
Book Subtitle: An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories
Authors: Craig Dilworth
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3838-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3837-2Published: 23 January 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6327-5Published: 24 October 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3838-9Published: 04 October 2007
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVI, 333
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Philosophy of Biology, Metaphysics, Epistemology