Book Series in Philosophy
Philosophical Issues in Science
New & Published Titles:
Psychological Knowledge
A Social History and Philosophy
Psychologists and philosophers have assumed that psychological knowledge is knowledge about, and held by, the individual mind. Psychological Knowledge challenges these views. It argues that… read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37931-1 (Routledge)
Is Science Value Free?
Values and Scientific Understanding
Exploring the role of values in scientific inquiry, Hugh Lacey examines the nature and meaning of values, and looks at challenges to the view, posed… read more2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34903-1 (Routledge)
Philosophical Theories of Probability
The Twentieth Century has seen a dramatic rise in the use of probability and statistics in almost all fields of research. This has stimulated many… read more2000 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18276-8 (Routledge)
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Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science
Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Do we collectively… read more2000 | Paperback: 978-0-415-23419-1 (Routledge)
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Scientific Realism
How Science Tracks Truth
Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track: that the world really is the way our best scientific theories… read more1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-20819-2 (Routledge)
Philosophy of Mathematics
An Introduction to a World of Proofs and Pictures
Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought.… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-12274-0 (Routledge)
Theories of Consciousness
An Introduction
The most remarkable fact about the universe is that certain parts of it are conscious. Somehow nature has managed to pull the rabbit of experience…
read more1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18394-9 (Routledge)
The Ethics of Science
An Introduction
Ethics of Science is a comprehensive and student-friendly introduction to the study of ethics in science and scientific research. The book covers:* Science… read more
1998 | Paperback: 978-0-415-16698-0 (Routledge)
Evil or Ill?
Justifying the Insanity Defence
Lawrie Reznek addresses these questions and more in his controversial investigation of the insanity defense in Evil or Ill? Drawing from countless intriguing case examples,… read more1997 | Paperback: 978-0-415-16700-0 (Routledge)
Real History
Reflections on Historical Practice
In Real History, Martin Bunzl brilliantly succeeds in bringing together two schools of thought at the forefront of the philosophy of history: that of realism… read more1997 | Paperback: 978-0-415-15962-3 (Routledge)
Series Details:
The series is aimed at a wide audience and should appeal to anyone interested in understanding the sciences and their role in culture. It covers works on the foundations of science, including the newer computational sciences. In addition to presenting works on the traditional issues in the philosophy of science, this series also looks at science in all its related aspects.