Series Editor:
Alan C. Love
Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science
This influential series devoted to the philosophy of science brings together essays by leading scholars on themes and topics that are crucial to the history, academic development, and current debates in this field. From the philosophy of psychology and the structure of space and time, to the nature of scientific theories and scientific explanation, to contemporary discussions and controversies regarding logical empiricism, quantum measurement, and scientific pluralism, this renowned collection defines and elucidates the essential issues that shape, concern, or currently confront the study of the philosophy of science. For more than fifty years, eminent philosophers, historians, mathematicians, physicists, and theorists have contributed original insights and an international and diverse range of perspectives to this distinguished and longest-running book series on the philosophy of science.
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Books in this Series
From Biological Practice to Scientific Metaphysics
How analyzing scientific practices can alter debates on the relationship between science and reality
Beyond the Meme
Interdisciplinary perspectives on cultural evolution that reject meme theory in favor of a complex understanding of dynamic change over time
The Experimental Side of Modeling
An innovative, multifaceted approach to scientific experiments as designed by and shaped through interaction with the modeling process
The Language of Nature
Reassessing how the integration of mathematics and natural philosophy contributed to the scientific revolution
Origins of Logical Empiricism
Establishes a historical framework for the study of logical empiricism.
Cognitive Models of Science
Delineates the emerging impact the cognitive sciences are having on the content and methods of philosophy.