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Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Cutting Nature at Its Seams is a clear and lively explanation of key concepts and issues in the philosophy of science. It surveys the field from positivism to social constructivism, focusing on the metaphysical implications of science as a form of knowledge gathering that explains what the world is really like, while simultaneously arguing for the superiority of a holistic model of scientific theories over competing models. An innovative feature is the use of immunology as the central domain of illustration, in contrast to other philosophy of science texts that draw examples predominantly from physics. The text also presents Thomas Kuhn's model of science clearly and accurately, rectifying the notorious and widespread misinterpretations projected upon it in the past. Klee discusses both traditional models of science and alternative interpretations, most notably nonfeminist and feminist models inspired by the work of Kuhn. Richly illustrated and complete with a glossary of over eighty key terms, this book serves as an ideal text for undergraduates, because it presents a highly accessible and contemporary investigation of science as a form of inquiry capable of revealing to us the structure of the world.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction 1.: The Case of Allergic Disease: From Everyday Observation to Microstructural Explanation 1.1: Experimentation and Research Science 1.1.1.: Observable Mysteries 1.1.2.: Physical Microstructure 1.2: Mechanism and Testing 1.2.1: Mast Cell Release 1.2.2: Immunoglobulin E 1.3: Intervention and Manipulation 1.3.1: Released Inflammatory Mediator Blockade 1.3.2: Mast Cell Release Blockade 1.3.3: Immunoglobulin E Blockade 1.4: Unification and Explanation 1.4.1: IgE--anthelminthic 1.4.2: Allergy Genes 1.4.3: Determination and Explanation 2.: The Positivist Model of Scientific Theories 2.1: Theories as Formal Languages 2.2: A Dummy Scientific Theory to Illustrate the Positivist Model 3.: Trouble in Positivist Paradise 3.1: The Point of the Observational/Theoretical Distinction 3.1.1: Ease of Application 3.1.2: Instrumentation 3.1.3: Putnamian Cynicism 3.1.4: Encapsulated Information Processing 3.1.5: Sensory Surface Distance 3.2: Correspondence-Rules 3.2.1: Dispositional Properties 3.2.2: Holism 4.: The Underdetermination of Theory 4.1: The Quine-Duhem Thesis 4.2: Popperian Falsificationism 4.3: Is Underdetermination a Myth? 4.4: Pragmatism and Realism 5.: Reductionism, Antireductionism, and Supervenience 5.1: Nagel's Model of Reduction 5.2: Kemeny & Oppenheim's Model of Reduction 5.3: The Unity of Science Program 5.4: The Putnam/Fodor Multiple Realization Argument Against the Unity of Science 5.5: Supervenience to the Rescue? 5.5.1: Kim's Model of Supervenience 5.5.2: Modest Physicalism 6.: The Structure of Scientific Explanation 6.1: The Deductive-Nomological (D-N) Model of Scientific Explanation 6.1.1: Laws of nature 6.1.2: Standard Counterexamples to the D-N Model 6.2: The Aleatory Model of Scientific Explanation 6.3: The Unification Model of Scientific Explanation 6.4: Natural Kinds, Homeostatic Property Clusters, and the Structural Basis of Reality 7.: The Revenge of Historicism 7.1: Anti-Incrementalism 7.2: Paradigms and the Practice of Normal Science 7.3: Puzzle-Solving and the Cautiousness of Normal Science 7.4: Anomalies 7.5: Revolutionary Science 7.6: Antirealism, Relativism, and Their Shadows 7.7: The Case of Modern Immunology 8.: The Social Constructivist Challenge 8.1: The Strong Programme 8.2: Roll Over Socrates: Philosophy as the Bad Guy 8.3: The Case Method with a Vengeance 8.4: The View from Deep in the Swamp of History 8.5: The Inequality of Theoretical Alternatives 9.: The Politics of Epistemology 9.1: The Genderization of Scientific Knowledge 9.2: Postmodernist Feminism: Sandra Harding 9.3: Feminist Social Activism: Helen Longino 9.4: Feminist Empiricism: Lynn Hankinson Nelson 10.: The Actual Way Things Really Are 10.1: What Can or Cannot Happen in the Limit of Inquiry 10.2: The Cosmic Coincidence Argument for Scientific Realism 10.2.1: The Covergence Argument 10.2.2: The Manipulability Argument 10.3: The Case for Scientific Antirealism 10.3.1: Antirealism: Success is Self-Defeating for Realism 10.3.2: Antirealism: Success Needs No Explanation at All 10.3.3: Antirealism: Success isn't What You Think it is 10.3.4: Antirealism: Success May Have Nothing to Do With Truth 10.4: Conclusion Glossary Suggested Readings Index Each chapter is followed by recommendations for further reading

Review :
"This book and Scientific Inquiry: Readings in the Philosophy of Science (edited by Robert Klee, OUP, 1998) provide an excellent introduction to the complex issues in philosophy of science. They are responsible to the challenging questions in the field and user-friendly at the same time. I couldn't teach the course without them."--Richard Rice, Loma Linda University "An absolutely excellent text; clear, insightful, thorough. Klee has performed a real service to the field."--J. Ismael, University of Arizona "This book contains good, interesting material in the philosophy of science and would be quite useful for such a course."--Stephen Joseph, Framingham State College "Intelligent, lucid, and charmingly written....All ten chapters are written with a clarity and simplicity that make the book a pleasure to read and will make it a good text for an introductory course in the philosophy of science. I recommend this book most highly."--Max Hocutt, Behavior and Philosophy "...an entirely refreshing study both for its biological emphasis (the immune system) and its sophisticated treatment of contemporary issues and positions in the philosophy of science....unusually well written."--Pete A. Y. Gunter, University of North Texas "Excellent introduction to the issues and figures surrounding the debate over scientific realism."--Craig Payne, Indian Hills Community College "Well written, comprehensive, and interesting."--Hugh Curtler, Southwest State University, MN "An excellent and comprehensive examination of recent developments in the philosophy of science."--James Maffie, Colorado State University


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  • ISBN-13: 9780195106114
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 380 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0195106113
  • Publisher Date: 12 Dec 1996
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Returnable: N


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