Containing 31 readings reflecting the dynamism of the field, this book provides readers with the most current and relevant readings available on issues in the philosophy of science. All of the readings have been selected based on their clarity and coverage of the prevailing debates in the philosophy of science--from logical positivism to anit-realism. The book assumes no specialized training in formal logic or scientific methods and therefore can be appreciated by a wide range of readers.

Contents:
Alternative approaches to the philosophy of science by Ernan McMullin
Studies in the logic of explanation by Carl Hempel and Paul Oppenheim
Statistical explanation by Carl Hempel
Why ask, "Why?" : an inquiry concerning scientific explanation by Wesley Salmon
Pragmatics of explanation by Bas van Fraassen
Scientific theories and their domains by Dudley Shapere
Programs in the explanation of behavior by Robert Cummins
Ideals of natural order by Stephen Toulmin
Confirmation of laws and theories by Rudolf Carnap
Science : conjecture and refutations by Karl Popper
Physical theory and experiement by Pierre Duhem
Falsification and the methodology of scientific research programmes by Imre Lakatos
Objectivity, value judgment, and theory choice by Thomas Kuhn
Testing theoretical hypotheses by Ronald Giere
The rationality of scientific revolutions by Karl Popper
The function of dogma in scientific research by Thoman Kuhn
The nature and necessity of scientific revolutions by Thomas Kuhn
Dissecting the holist picture of scientific change by Larry Laudan
Unity of science as a working hypothesis by Paul Oppenheim and Hilary Putnam
Plurality of science by Patrick Suppes
Unity and method in contemporary science by Dudley Shapere
Arguments concerning scientific realism by Bas van Fraassen
And not ani-realism either by Arthur Fine
Realism and the instrumentalism in pre-Newtonian astronomy by Michael Gardner
Experimentation and scientific realism by Ian Hacking

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