03979nam a22005295i 4500 978-3-031-56049-1 DE-He213 20251030112634.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240717s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031560491 978-3-031-56049-1 10.1007/978-3-031-56049-1 doi Q174-175.3 B67 PDA bicssc SCI075000 bisacsh PDA thema Anjum, Rani Lill. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 80753 Philosophy of Science [electronic resource] / by Rani Lill Anjum, Elena Rocca. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XIII, 203 p. 14 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Philosophy Today, 2947-9347 Part I: What’s so special about science? Defining science -- 1. What counts as scientific knowledge? -- 2. Should science be defined by its methodology? -- 3. Is science defined by its community? -- 4. Is science defined by power? -- Part II: Why science cannot ignore philosophy; Philosophical bias in science -- 5. Conflicting evidence and the bias that science cannot avoid -- 6. Does science uncover or construct truths?; Bias about observation -- 7. Understanding and analysing complexity; Bias about processes and things -- 8. Scientific methods and causal evidencing; Bias about causality -- 9. Defining and assessing risk; Bias about values and probability -- Part III: What then when experts disagree?; Applying philosophy to scientific controversy -- 10. Philosophical analysis of some cases of disagreement. This textbook is a comprehensive, engaging, and user-friendly introduction to philosophy of science, written by a philosopher and a scientist. By exploring traditional debates within philosophy of science, as well as analysing contemporary scientific controversies for philosophical bias, the reader is invited to reflect upon how philosophical assumptions influence scientific theory, methods, and practice. Key features: Is an accessible introduction to philosophy of science written by a philosopher and a scientist. Includes some of the many important contributions from women philosophers and scientists. Demonstrates the philosophical influences on scientific thinking, practice, and expert disagreement. Applies philosophy of science to analyse some specific real-life cases of scientific controversy. This book is an essential resource for students and teachers in philosophy of science. It is also ideal for anyone interested in the philosophical influences on contemporary science. Rani Lill Anjum is a Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Elena Rocca is Associate Professor at the Department of Life Sciences and Health at Oslo Metropolitan University. Science Philosophy. 63307 Physics Philosophy. 70515 Philosophy of Science. 68560 Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy. 73918 Rocca, Elena. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 80754 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031560484 Printed edition: 9783031560507 Palgrave Philosophy Today, 2947-9347 80755 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56049-1 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 61682 61682