New Waves in Philosophy of Science

by P. Magnus (Editor), J. Busch (Editor)

Overview

New Waves in Philosophy of Science captures the diverse array of issues in the rapidly developing area of philosophy of science by bringing together a pool of talented young philosophers from across the globe to debate the field and show where it's heading. The Volume is not an exhaustive roster of topics, but each contribution identifies a pressing issue in philosophy of science, exploring the core perennial debates but also demonstrating new and future directions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230222649
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/18/2009
Series:	New Waves in Philosophy Series
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

JUSTIN BIDDLE is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
OTÁVIO BUENO is Professor of Philosophy,University of Miami, USA
ANJAN CHAKRAVARTTY, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, and Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada
GREGORY FROST-ARNOLD is Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
KRISTEN INTEMANN is an Assistant Professor at Montana State University, USA
JAY ODENBAUGH is Assistant Professor at Lewis and Clark College, USA
LAURA PERINI IS Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Pomona College, USA
JESSICA PFEIFER is Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, USA
SHERRILYN ROUSH is Associate Professor, The University of Berkeley, USA
JUHA SAATSI is a teaching fellow at the University of Leeds, UK
DANIEL STEEL is Associate Professor at Michigan State University, USA
MICHAEL WEISBERG is Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA
ERIC WINSBERG is Associate Professor, University of South Florida, USA

Table of Contents

List of Figures vii

Series Editors' Preface viii

Notes on Contributors ix

Introduction P. D. Magnus Jacob Busch 1

1 Form-driven vs. Content-driven Arguments for Realism Juha Saatsi 8

2 Optimism about the Pessimistic Induction Sherrilyn Roush 29

3 Metaphysics between the Sciences and Philosophies of Science Anjan Chakravartty 59

4 Nominalism and Inductive Generalizations Jessica Pfeifer 78

5 Models and Scientific Representations Ot?vio Bueno 94

6 The Identical Rivals Response to Underdetermination Gregory Frost-Arnold P. D. Magnus 112

7 Scientific Representation and the Semiotics of Pictures Laura Perini 131

8 Philosophy of the Environmental Sciences Jay Odenbaugh 155

9 Value Judgements and the Estimation of Uncertainty in Climate Modeling Justin Biddle Eric Winsberg 172

10 Feminist Standpoint Empiricism: Rethinking the Terrain in Feminist Philosophy of Science Kristen Intemann 198

11 Naturalism and the Enlightenment Ideal: Rethinking a Central Debate in the Philosophy of Social Science Daniel Steel 226

12 New Approaches to the Division of Cognitive Labor Michael Weisberg 250

Index 270