A Companion to the Philosophy of Science

List of Contributors.
<p>Preface.</p>
<p>List of Logical Symbols.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>1. Axiomatization (Frederick Suppe).</p>
<p>2. Berkeley (M. Hughes).</p>
<p>3. Biology (Paul Thompson).</p>
<p>4. Bohr (Dugald Murdoch).</p>
<p>5. Causation (Paul Humphreys).</p>
<p>6. Cognitive Approaches to Science (Ronald N. Giere).</p>
<p>7. Computing (Leslie Burkholder).</p>
<p>8. Confirmation, Paradoxes of (J.D. Trout).</p>
<p>9. Convention, Role of (Lawrence Sklar).</p>
<p>10. Craig′s Theorem (Frederick Suppe).</p>
<p>11. Darwin (Samir Okasha).</p>
<p>12. Definitions (Frederick Suppe).</p>
<p>13. Descartes (Tom Sorell).</p>
<p>14. Discovery (Thomas Nickles).</p>
<p>15. Dispositions and Powers (Rom Harre).</p>
<p>16. Einstein (Christopher Ray).</p>
<p>17. Evidence and Confirmation (Colin Howson).</p>
<p>18. Experiment (David C. Gooding).</p>
<p>19. Explanation (W. H. Newton–Smith).</p>
<p>20. Feminist Accounts of Science (Kathleen Okruhlik).</p>
<p>21. Feyerabend (John Preston).</p>
<p>22. Galileo (Robert AE. Butts).</p>
<p>23. History, Role in the Philosophy of Science (Brendsan Larvor).</p>
<p>24. Holism (Christopher Hookway).</p>
<p>25. Hume (W. H. Newton–Smith).</p>
<p>26. Idealization (Yemima Ben–Menahem).</p>
<p>27. Incommensurability (Muhammad Ali Khalidi).</p>
<p>28. Induction and the Uniformity of Nature (Colin Howson).</p>
<p>29. Inference to the best Explanation (Peter Lipton).</p>
<p>30. Judgment, Role in Science (Harold I. Brown).</p>
<p>31. Kuhn (Richard Rorty).</p>
<p>32. Lakatos (Thomas Nickles).</p>
<p>33. Laws of Nature (Rom Harre).</p>
<p>34. Leibniz (William Seager).</p>
<p>35. Locke (G.A. J. Rogers).</p>
<p>36. Logical Empiricism (Wesley C. Salmon).</p>
<p>37. Logical Positivism (Christopher Ray).</p>
<p>38. Mathematics, Role in Science (James Robert Brown).</p>
<p>39. Mathematics, Role in Science (James Robert Brown).</p>
<p>40. Measurement (J.D. Ttrout).</p>
<p>41. Metaphor in Science (Eleonora Montuschi).</p>
<p>42. Metaphysics, Role in Science (William Seager).</p>
<p>43. Mill (Geoggrey Scarre).</p>
<p>44. Models and Analogies (Mary Hesse).</p>
<p>45. Naturalism (Ronald N. Giere).</p>
<p>46. Natural Kinds (John Dupre).</p>
<p>47. Newton (Richard S. Westfall).</p>
<p>48. Observation and Theory (Peter Achinstein).</p>
<p>49. Pierce (Cheryl Misak).</p>
<p>50. Physicalism (William Seager).</p>
<p>51. Popper (John Watkins).</p>
<p>52. Pragmatic Factors in Theory Acceptance (John Worrall).</p>
<p>53. Probability (Philip Percival).</p>
<p>54. Qualities, Primary and Secondary (G.A.J. Rogers).</p>
<p>55. Quantum Mechanics (Richard Healey).</p>
<p>56. Quine (Lars Bergstrom).</p>
<p>57. Ramsey Sentences (Frederick Suppe).</p>
<p>58. Realism and Instrumentalism (Jarrett Leplin).</p>
<p>59. Reductionism (John Dupre).</p>
<p>60. Relativism 9James W. Mcallister).</p>
<p>61. Russell (Paul J. Hager).</p>
<p>62. Scientific Methodology (Gary Gutting).</p>
<p>63. Scientific Methodology (Gary Gutting).</p>
<p>64. Simplicity (Elliott Sober).</p>
<p>65. Social Factors in Science (James Robert Brown).</p>
<p>66. Social Science, Philosophy of (Alex Rosenberg).</p>
<p>67. Space, Time, and Relativity (Lawrence4 Sklar).</p>
<p>68. Statistical Explanation (Christopher Read Hitchock and Wesley C. Salmon).</p>
<p>69. Superveneince and Determination (William Seager).</p>
<p>70. Technology, Philosophy of (Mary Tiles).</p>
<p>71. Teleological Explanation (Andrew Woodfield).</p>
<p>72. Theoretical Terms: Meaning and Reference A(Philip Percival).</p>
<p>73. Theories (Ronald N. Giere).</p>
<p>74. Theory Identity (Frederick Suppe).</p>
<p>75. Thought Experiments (James Robert Brown).</p>
<p>76. Underdetermination of theory by Data (W.H. Newton–Smith).</p>
<p>77. Unification of Theories (James W. Mcallister).</p>
<p>78. The Unity of Science (C.A. Hooker).</p>
<p>79. Values in Science (Ernan McMullin).</p>
<p>80. Verisimilitude (Chris Brink).</p>
<p>81. Whewell (John Wettersten).</p>
<p>Index.</p>