Scientific Theories and Philosophical Stances : : Themes from van Fraassen /

Scientific Theories and Philosophical Stances : : Themes from van Fraassen / / ed. by Claus Beisbart, Michael Frauchiger.

Since the publication of his seminal monograph "The scientific image", Bas van Fraassen is a key figure in philosophy of science. In this book, other philosophers with various outlooks critically discuss his work on theories, empiricism and philosophical stances. The book starts with a new...

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HerausgeberIn:
Beisbart, Claus,
Frauchiger, Michael,
MitwirkendeR:
Cartwright, Nancy,
Dellsén, Finnur,
Egg, Matthias,
Fraassen, Bas C. van,
French, Steven,
Friedman, Michael,
Ivanova, Milena,
Massimi, Michela,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2024]
©2024
Year of Publication:2024
Language:English
Series:Lauener Library of Analytical Philosophy , 6
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Brief Book Overview
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: An Empiricist View of Scientific Theories and Practices
  • Laudatio: Professor Bas van Fraassen
  • Part I: Scientific Representation: Theories, Structures and Perspectives
  • The Semantic Approach, After 50 Years
  • Representation and Realism: On Being a Structuralist All the Way (Up and) Down
  • The Perspectival Nature of Scientific Representation
  • Part II: Constructive Empiricism and Other Foes of Scientific Realism
  • Expanding the Empirical Realm: Constructive Empiricism and Augmented Observation
  • Aesthetic Virtues and Theory Acceptance
  • Realism and Instrumentalism: The Best of Both
  • Part III: Epistemic
  • Stances and Doctrines in Scientific Metaphysics
  • Evidence, Relevance and Warrant: In Defence of Voluntarism
  • Reply to the Conference Participants
  • Contributors
  • Index

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