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Integrating History and Philosophy of Science
. Ed(S): Schmaltz, Tad; Mauskopf, Seymour
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Description for Integrating History and Philosophy of Science
Hardback. Offering a variety of perspectives, this volume combines general reflections on the current state of history and philosophy of science with studies of the relationships between the two disciplines in specific historical and scientific cases. Editor(s): Schmaltz, Tad; Mauskopf, Seymour. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Though the publication of Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions seemed to herald the advent of a unified study of the history and philosophy of science, it is a hard fact that history of science and philosophy of science have increasingly grown apart. Recently, however, there has been a series of workshops on both sides of the Atlantic (called '&HPS') intended to bring historians and philosophers of science together to discuss new integrative approaches. This is therefore an especially appropriate time to explore the problems with and prospects for integrating history and philosophy of science. The original essays ... Read more
Though the publication of Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions seemed to herald the advent of a unified study of the history and philosophy of science, it is a hard fact that history of science and philosophy of science have increasingly grown apart. Recently, however, there has been a series of workshops on both sides of the Atlantic (called '&HPS') intended to bring historians and philosophers of science together to discuss new integrative approaches. This is therefore an especially appropriate time to explore the problems with and prospects for integrating history and philosophy of science. The original essays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400717442
SKU
V9789400717442
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Reviews for Integrating History and Philosophy of Science
From the reviews: “The present review will focus on those contributions that confront important methodological issues in HPS in the vicinity of Giere’s challenge most directly. … the present volume does contain attempts to address concerns about the HPS method that are often aired … . A number of contributions take a … personal tone, thereby giving the reader ... Read more