000			02490cam a22003374a 4500
999			_c194738 _d194738
020			_a9780415891769 (hardback)
040			_cCUS
082	0	0	_a501 _bROS/P
100	1		_aRosenberg, Alexander,
245	1	0	_aPhilosophy of science: a contemporary introduction / _cAlex Rosenberg.
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_axii, 308 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-298) and index.
505			_a1. Philosophy and science -- 2. Why is philosophy of science important? -- 3. Scientific explanation -- 4. Why do laws explain? -- 5. Causation, inexact laws and statistical probabilities -- 6. Laws and explanations in biology and the 'special sciences' -- 7. The structure of scientific theories -- 8. Epistemic and metaphysical issues about scientific theories -- 9. Theory construction vs. model building -- 10. Induction and probability -- 11. Confirmation, falsification, underdetermination -- 12. Challenges from the history of science -- 13. Naturalism in the philosophy of science -- 14. The contested character of science -- 15. Science, relativism and objectivity.
650		0	_aScience _xPhilosophy.
650		7	_aPHILOSOPHY / General
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
942			_cWB16