EXPLANATIONS
Since 1990, John Cornwell has been directing the Science and Human Dimension Project at Jesus College, Cambridge, and has organised a series of seminal meetings…… Read More »
Category: Philosophy Of Science
What is Time?
This classic account was first published in 1972 and ranges across our whole understanding of time - philosophical, scientific and cultural. Beginning with the origins…… Read More »
Reductionism and the Development of Knowledge
A technical work that will interest philosophers of science, especially those concerned with how different forms of knowledge are constructed and how they relate to…… Read More »
Science in the Looking Glass
A stimulating overview of science by a mathematician who is sceptical about the ultimate reach of mathematical theories. Even if such theories provide highly accurate…… Read More »
WHO RULES IN SCIENCE
I remember Willis Harman quoting someone saying that 'philosophy of science is to scientists what ornithology is to birds'. Most scientists simply want to get…… Read More »
Philosophy of Science, a Very Short Introduction
Another excellent book in this OUP series. It begins with a brief history of science, moving on to scientific reasoning and the nature of explanation…… Read More »
The Problem of the Unity of Science
This volume represents the proceedings of the International Academy of the Philosophy of Science in 2000. It addresses the important theme of the unity of…… Read More »
Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science
A book at the interface between sociology and the philosophy of science and discussing a wide spectrum of views. The author distinguishes two a priori…… Read More »
On Science
This book is the most interesting in the 'Thinking in Action' series and forms part of an increasingly articulated critique of scientism. The author, a…… Read More »
The Scientific Outlook
A new edition of this widely read work with an illuminating preface by David Papineau, who puts Russell's reflections into a modern context - for…… Read More »