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Romanian Studies in Philosophy of Science
This book presents a collection of studies by Romanian philosophers, addressing foundational issues currently debated in contemporary philosophy of science. It offers a historical …
Encouraging Openness
This volume features forty-two essays written in honor of Joseph Agassi. It explores the work and legacy of this influential philosopher, an exciting and challenging advocate of …
Objectivity, Realism, and Proof
This volume covers a wide range of topics in the most recent debates in the philosophy of mathematics, and is dedicated to how semantic, epistemological, ontological and logical …
The Electric Theories of J. Clerk Maxwell
In this volume Pierre Duhem first gives an overview of 19th century electricity and magnetism. Next, he applies his keen historical, philosophical, and physical intuition to …
Meta-Philosophical Reflection on Feminist Philosophies of Science
This volume offers a meta-philosophical reflection on feminist philosophies of science. It emphasizes and discusses both the connections and differences between "traditional" …
Mathematics as a Tool
This book puts forward a new role for mathematics in the natural sciences. In the traditional understanding, a strong viewpoint is advocated, on the one hand, according to which …
Between Leibniz, Newton, and Kant
This extended new edition offers a multifaceted insight into a period of intellectual history in the West in which the balance between speculative theories and experiential science …
Epistemic Virtues in the Sciences and the Humanities
This book explores how physicists, astronomers, chemists, and historians in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries employed ‘epistemic virtues’ such as accuracy, …
Philosophy of Engineering, East and West
This co-edited volume compares Chinese and Western experiences of engineering, technology, and development. In doing so, it builds a bridge between the East and West and advances a …
Objectivity in Science
This highly multidisciplinary collection discusses an increasingly important topic among scholars in science and technology studies: objectivity in science. It features eleven …
Encouraging Openness
This volume features forty-two essays written in honor of Joseph Agassi. It explores the work and legacy of this influential philosopher, an exciting and challenging advocate of …
A Pragmatist Orientation for the Social Sciences in Climate Policy
While economic and other social science expertise is indispensable for successful public policy-making regarding global climate change, social scientists face trade-offs between …