ISBN:
9783319013060
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (X, 510 p. 24 illus., 4 illus. in color, online resource)
Series Statement:
The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings 2
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als European Philosophy of Science Association EPSA11 perspectives and foundational problems in philosophy of science
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Genetic epistemology
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Science Philosophy
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Social sciences Philosophy
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Philosophy
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Philosophy (General)
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Genetic epistemology
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Science Philosophy
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Social sciences Philosophy
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Konferenzschrift 2011
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Erkenntnistheorie
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Wissenschaftsphilosophie
Abstract:
This book contains a selection of original conference papers covering all major fields in the philosophy of science, that have been organized into themes. The first section of this volume begins with the formal philosophy of science, moves on to idealization, representation and explanation and then finishes with realism, anti-realism and special science laws. The second section covers the philosophy of the physical sciences, looking at quantum mechanics, spontaneous symmetry breaking, the philosophy of space and time, linking physics and metaphysics and the philosophy of chemistry. Further themed sections cover the philosophies of the life sciences, the cognitive sciences and the social sciences. Readers will find that this volume provides an excellent overview of the state of the art in the philosophy of science, as practiced in different European countries
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Introduction; Part I: Philosophy of Science: Formal Philosophy of Science; Evidence, Argument and Prediction; 1 The Context and the Problem; 2 The Argument Theory of Evidence; 2.1; 2.2 Some Objections and Answers; 2.3 An Alternative Account of Objective Evidence and Why I Do Not Adopt It; 3 What Makes RCTs Evidence for Effectiveness?; 4 Conclusion; References; Models, Simulations, and Analogical Inference; 1 Models as Representations; 2 Inferences About the Target; 3 Analogy and Similarity Models; 4 Successful Models and Realism; References
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Intuitionistic Semantics for Fitch's Paradox1 Strong Negation and Fitch's Proof; 2 The Shortcomings of this Solution; 3 A Dilemma for the Intuitionist; 4 Weak Negation and Beth Condition for Existential Quantification; 5 Formal Account; 6 Conclusion; References; Correlation and Truth; 1 Introduction; 2 The Role of Correlation in Bayesian Epistemology; 2.1 Correlation Measures; 2.2 Correlation and Confirmation; 2.3 Correlation and Coherence; 2.4 Correlation and Explanatory Power; 3 Correlation and Truth; 3.1 Correlation, Confirmation, and Truth; 3.2 Correlation, Coherence, and Truth
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3.3 Correlation, Explanatory Power, and Truth4 Conclusions; References; The Limits of Probabilism; 1 Introduction; 2 The Argument from Conventions; 2.1 Abstract Scientific Theories Contain Conventions; 2.2 No Probabilities for Conventions; 2.3 Criticizing the Conventional-Empirical Distinction; 2.4 Bringing Together the Argument; 3 Conclusion; References; Part II: Philosophy of Science: Idealization, Representation and Explanation; How Organization Explains; 1 Introduction; 2 A Toolbox for Understanding Mechanistic Explanation; 3 Constitutive Explanation and Manipulation
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4 Organizational Dependence as Non-Aggregativity5 Dimensions of Organizational Dependence; 6 The Organization of Segregation; 7 Network Motifs in Gene Regulation Networks; 8 Conclusions; References; Mechanistic Explanation: Asymmetry Lost; 1 Introduction; 2 Explanatory Asymmetry Lost?; 3 Explanatory Asymmetry Saved?; 4 The Metaphysics of Mechanisms; 5 Individuating Mechanism Boundaries; 6 Conclusion; References; Deflationism on Scientific Representation; 1 The Deflationary View; 2 Analyzing Deflationism; 3 Criticizing Deflationism; References; Idealization in Physics Modeling; 1 Introduction
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2 Isolation and Stabilization3 Decomposition; 4 Conclusion; References; Explanatory Models Versus Predictive Models: Reduced Complexity Modeling in Geomorphology; 1 Introduction; 2 Reduced Complexity Models: "Reductionism" Versus "Synthesism"; 3 Case #1: The MP Model Explanation of Braided Rivers; 4 Case #2: The Model-Explanation of Rip Currents; 5 Conclusion: Some Philosophical Lessons from Geomorphology; References; Part III: Philosophy of Science: Realism, Anti-realism and Special Science Laws; The Ultimate Argument Against Convergent Realism and Structural Realism: The Impasse Objection
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1 The Targets of the Impasse Objection
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Philosophy of ScienceFormal Philosophy of Science -- 1. Nancy Cartwright: Evidence, Argument and Prediction (Plenary Lecture) -- 2. Ilkka Niiniluoto: Models, Simulations, and Analogical Inference -- 3. Doukas Kapantaïs: Intuitionistic Semantics for Fitch’s Paradox -- 4. Peter Brössel: Correlation and Truth -- 5. Wolfgang Pietsch: The Limits of Probabilism -- Idealization, Representation and Explanation -- 6. Jaakko Kuorikoski and Petri Ylikoski: How Organization Explains -- 7. Samuel Schindler: Mechanistic Explanation: Asymmetry Lost -- 8. Chuang Liu: Deflationism on Scientific Representation -- 9. Demetris Portides: Idealization in Physics Modeling -- 10. Alisa Bokulich: Explanatory Models vs. Predictive Models: Reduced Complexity Modeling in Geomorphology -- Realism, Anti-realism and Special Science Laws -- 11. Paul Hoyningen-Huene: The Ultimate Argument against Convergent Realism and Structural Realism: The Impasse Objection -- 12. Simon Fitzpatrick: Doing Away with the No Miracles Argument -- 13. Alberto Cordero: Theory-Parts for Scientific Realists -- 14. Samuli Pöyhönen: Natural Kinds and Concept Eliminativism -- 15. Andreas Hüttemann and Alexander Reutlinger: Against the Statistical Account of Special Science Laws -- Philosophy of the Physical Sciences -- Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics -- 16. Richard Healey: How to Use Quantum Theory Locally to Explain EPR-Bell Correlations -- 17. Juan Sebastián Ardenghi, Olimpia Lombardi and Martín Narvaja: Modal Interpretations and Consecutive Measurements -- 18. Foad Dizadji-Bahmani: Why I am not an Everettian -- 19. Nazim Bouatta and Jeremy Butterfield: The Emergence of Integrability in Gauge Theories -- Perspectives on Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking -- 20. Arianna Borrelli and Michael Stöltzner: Model Landscapes in the Higgs Sector -- 21. Koray Karaca: Practical Unification of Solid-State and Particle Physics in the Construction of the Higgs Mechanism -- Philosophy of Space and Time -- 22. Svend Rugh and Henrik Zinkernagel: A Critical Note on Time in the Multiverse -- 23. Daniel Wohlfarth: A New View of “Fundamentality” for Time Asymmetries in Modern Physics -- From Physics to Metaphysics -- 24. Mauro Dorato: How to Combine and not to Combine Physics and Metaphysics -- 25. Kerry Mckenzie: How (Not) to be a Humean Structuralist -- Philosophy of Chemistry -- 26. Paul Needham: What Does Hydrogen Bonding Say About the Nature of the Chemical Bond? -- 27. Robin Hendry: The Metaphysics of Molecular Structure -- Philosophy of the Life Sciences -- 28. Christopher Pearson: Description, Explanation and Explanatory Depth in Developmental Biology -- 29. Bettina Schmietow and Lorenzo Del Savio: Synthetic Genomics and the Causal Role of Genes: What Has Been Shown and Why It Matters -- Biological Knowledge and Structural Realism -- 30. Steven French: Eschewing Entities: Outlining a Biology Based Form of Structural Realism -- 31. Holger Lyre: Must Structural Realism Cover the Special Sciences? -- Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences -- 32. Lilia Gurova: Principles vs. Mechanisms in Cognitive Science -- 33. Víctor Verdejo: Computationalism, Connectionism, Dynamicism and Beyond: Looking for an Integrated Approach to Cognitive Science -- 34. Lieven Decock and Igor Douven: Qualia Change and Colour Science -- 35. Panagiotis Oulis: Explanatory Coherence, Partial Truth and Diagnostic Validity in Psychiatry -- Philosophy of the Social Sciences -- 36. Uskali Mäki: Performativity: Saving Austin from Mackenzie -- 37. Lisa Osbeck and Nancy Nersessian: Beyond Motivation and Metaphor: ‘Scientific Passions’ and Anthropomorphism -- 38. Maria Cristina Amoretti and Nicla Vassallo: A Way of Saving Normative Epistemology? Scientific Knowledge Without Standpoint Theories -- 39. Matthew J. Brown: The Democratic Control of the Scientific Control of Politics -- 40. Alejandro Rosas: Harm, Reciprocity and the Moral Domain.
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DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-01306-0
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