《Philosophy of Science》由美國哲學家亞歷山大·羅森伯格（Alex Rosenberg）撰寫，第二版修訂版由Routledge於2005年出版。該書作為科學哲學領域的入門教材，系統梳理了因果關係、科學解釋、理論模型、證據評估等核心議題，涵蓋還原論、實在論與工具主義等經典爭論。作者基於其拉卡托斯科學哲學獎得主的學術背景，新增了自然選擇理論、女性主義科學哲學等當代議題，並拓展對波普爾、萊布尼茨等思想的探討。書中每章設有內容概要與學習指南，書末附專業術語表，結構設計兼顧教學需求。部分讀者評價其以簡明風格解析科學本質的批判性思維，同時也指出對科學規律發現過程等環節論述尚有深化空間。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Philosophy of Science
- 作者：Alex Rosenberg
- 出版社：Routledge
- ISBN：9780415343176
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction introduces all the main themes in the philosophy of science, including the nature of causation, explanation, laws, theory, models, evidence, reductionism, probability, teleology, realism and instrumentalism.
This substantially revised and updated second edition of a highly successful, accessible and user-friendly text will be of value to any student getting to grips with the nature, methods and justification of science. Alex Rosenberg includes new material on a number of subjects, including:
· The theory of natural selection
· Popper, Lakatos and Leibniz
· Feminist philosophy of science
· Logical positivism
· The origins of science
In addition, helpful features add greatly to the ease and clarity of this second edition:
· Overviews and chapter summaries
· Study questions and annotated further reading
· A helpful glossary explaining key words and concepts
作者簡介
Alexander Rosenberg is a Professor of Philosophy in the University of Georgia and a leading philosopher of science in the world. He has written ten books including The Structure of Biological Science and Economics - Mathematical Politics or Science of Dimishing Returns. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies and the National Science foundation. In 1993, he won the Lakatos Prize in the Philosophy of Science.
