The Metaphysics of Science-1 An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories /

• Main Author: Dilworth, Craig (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Boston Studies in The Philosophy of Science, 173
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Metaphysics.; Philosophy and science.; Biology > Philosophy.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Philosophy of Science.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.; Philosophy of Biology.

The roots of this work lie in my earlier book, Scientific Progress, which first appeared in 1981. One of its topics, the distinction - tween scientific laws and theories, is there treated with reference to the same distinction as drawn by N. R. Campbell in his Physics: The Elements. Shortly after co...

Table of Contents:

• Empiricism Vs. Realism – The Perennial Debate In The Philosophy Of Science
• Fundamental And Refined Principles: The Core Of Modern Science
• Empirical Laws: The Supervention Of Experience
• Scientific Theories: Closing The Circle
• The Principle-Theory-Law Model Of Scientific Explanation
• The Social Sciences: A Consideration Of Economics
• Natural Kinds
• Probability And Confirmation
• Empiricism Vs. Realism Revisited
• Modern Science And The Future.