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New Directions in the Philosophy of Science

Editors:

  1. Maria Carla Galavotti

    1. Department of Philosophy and Commmunication, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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  2. Dennis Dieks

    1. Institute for History and Foundations of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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  3. Wenceslao J. Gonzalez

    1. Faculty of Humanities, University of A Coruña, Ferrol, Spain

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  4. Stephan Hartmann

    1. Centre for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

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  5. Thomas Uebel

    1. School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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  6. Marcel Weber

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva, Geneva 4, Switzerland

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  • Presents the most advanced researches in the area of philosophy of science, collecting contributions by some of the most renowned scholars in the field
  • The significant quality and originality of the papers appearing in the volume make it an indispensable tool for the study of philosophy of science and for the comprehension of its latest and future developments
  • Reflects the findings from three events organised by the ESF Research Networking Programme
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective (PSEP, volume 5)

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Table of contents (52 chapters)

  1. Philosophy of the Cultural and Social Sciences

    2. Social Construction – By Whom?

      • Matti Sintonen
      Pages 267-278

    6. The Social Re-Construction of Agency

      • Katarzyna Paprzycka
      Pages 323-338

    7. Local Realism: An Analysis of Social Choice Theory

      • Obdulia Torres González
      Pages 339-351

  2. Philosophy of the Physical Sciences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 383-383
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    2. Introducing QBism

      • Christopher A. Fuchs
      Pages 385-402

    3. A Critic Looks at QBism

      • Guido Bacciagaluppi
      Pages 403-416

    4. Elementary Particles and Metaphysics

      • F. A. Muller
      Pages 417-431

    8. The Measurement Problem Is Your Problem Too

      • Ronnie Hermens
      Pages 469-478

    9. Pros and Cons of Physics in Logics

      • Petr Švarný
      Pages 479-484

    10. How Fundamental Physics Represents Causality

      • Andreas Bartels, Daniel Wohlfarth
      Pages 485-500

    11. Anchoring Causal Connections in Physical Concepts

      • Mario Hubert, Roland Poellinger
      Pages 501-509
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About this book

This volume sheds light on still unexplored issues and raises new questions in the main areas addressed by the philosophy of science. Bringing together selected papers from three main events, the book presents the most advanced scientific results in the field and suggests innovative lines for further investigation. It explores how discussions on several notions of the philosophy of science can help different scientific disciplines in learning from each other. Finally, it focuses on the relationship between Cambridge and Vienna in twentieth century philosophy of science. The areas examined in the book are: formal methods, the philosophy of the natural and life sciences, the cultural and social sciences, the physical sciences and the history of the philosophy of science.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy and Commmunication, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Maria Carla Galavotti

  • Institute for History and Foundations of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Dennis Dieks

  • Faculty of Humanities, University of A Coruña, Ferrol, Spain

    Wenceslao J. Gonzalez

  • Centre for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Stephan Hartmann

  • School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Thomas Uebel

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva, Geneva 4, Switzerland

    Marcel Weber

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science

  • Editors: Maria Carla Galavotti, Dennis Dieks, Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, Stephan Hartmann, Thomas Uebel, Marcel Weber

  • Series Title: The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04382-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04381-4Published: 20 June 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35471-2Published: 17 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04382-1Published: 02 June 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 773

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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