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This edited collection is the first of its kind to explore the view
called perspectivism in philosophy of science. The book brings
together an array of essays that reflect on the methodological
promises and scientific challenges of perspectivism in a variety of
fields such as physics, biology, cognitive neuroscience, and cancer
research, just as a few examples. What are the advantages of using
a plurality of perspectives in a given scientific field and for
interdisciplinary research? Can different perspectives be
integrated? What is the relation between perspectivism, pluralism,
and pragmatism? These ten new essays by top scholars in the field
offer a polyphonic journey towards understanding the view called
'perspectivism' and its relevance to science.
Philosophy for Everyone begins by explaining what philosophy is
before exploring the questions and issues at the foundation of this
important subject. Key topics in this new edition and their areas
of focus include: Moral philosophy - the nature of our moral
judgments and reactions, whether they aim at some objective moral
truth, or are mere personal or cultural preferences; and the
possibility of moral responsibility given the sorts of things that
cause behavior; Political philosophy - fundamental questions about
the nature of states and their relationship to the citizens within
those states Epistemology - what our knowledge of the world and
ourselves consists in, and how we come to have it; and whether we
should form beliefs by trusting what other people tell us;
Philosophy of mind - what it means for something to have a mind,
and how minds should be understood and explained; Philosophy of
science - foundational conceptual issues in scientific research and
practice, such as whether scientific theories are true; and
Metaphysics - fundamental questions about the nature of reality,
such as whether we have free will, or whether time travel is
possible. This book is designed to be used in conjunction with the
free 'Introduction to Philosophy' MOOC (massive open online course)
created by the University of Edinburgh's Eidyn research centre, and
hosted by the Coursera platform
(www.coursera.org/course/introphil).This book is also highly
recommended for anyone looking for a short overview of this
fascinating discipline.
What is the origin of our universe? What are dark matter and
dark energy? What is our role in the universe as human beings
capable of knowledge? What makes us intelligent cognitive agents
seemingly endowed with consciousness? Scientific research across
both the physical and cognitive sciences raises fascinating
philosophical questions. "Philosophy and the Sciences For Everyone"
introduces these questions and more. It begins by asking what good
is philosophy for the sciences before examining the following
questions:
- The origin of our universe
- Dark matter and dark energy
- Anthropic reasoning in philosophy and cosmology
- Evolutionary theory and the human mind
- What is consciousness?
- Intelligent machines and the human brain
- Embodied Cognition.
Each chapter includes an introduction, summary and study
questions and there is a glossary of technical terms. Designed to
be used on the corresponding Philosophy and the Sciences online
course offered by the University of Edinburgh this book is also a
superb introduction to central topics in philosophy of science and
popular science.
What is the origin of our universe? What are dark matter and
dark energy? What is our role in the universe as human beings
capable of knowledge? What makes us intelligent cognitive agents
seemingly endowed with consciousness? Scientific research across
both the physical and cognitive sciences raises fascinating
philosophical questions. "Philosophy and the Sciences For Everyone"
introduces these questions and more. It begins by asking what good
is philosophy for the sciences before examining the following
questions:
- The origin of our universe
- Dark matter and dark energy
- Anthropic reasoning in philosophy and cosmology
- Evolutionary theory and the human mind
- What is consciousness?
- Intelligent machines and the human brain
- Embodied Cognition.
Each chapter includes an introduction, summary and study
questions and there is a glossary of technical terms. Designed to
be used on the corresponding Philosophy and the Sciences online
course offered by the University of Edinburgh this book is also a
superb introduction to central topics in philosophy of science and
popular science.
This edited collection is the first of its kind to explore the view
called perspectivism in philosophy of science. The book brings
together an array of essays that reflect on the methodological
promises and scientific challenges of perspectivism in a variety of
fields such as physics, biology, cognitive neuroscience, and cancer
research, just as a few examples. What are the advantages of using
a plurality of perspectives in a given scientific field and for
interdisciplinary research? Can different perspectives be
integrated? What is the relation between perspectivism, pluralism,
and pragmatism? These ten new essays by top scholars in the field
offer a polyphonic journey towards understanding the view called
'perspectivism' and its relevance to science.
This open access book - as the title suggests - explores some of
the historical roots and epistemological ramifications of
perspectivism. Perspectivism has recently emerged in philosophy of
science as an interesting new position in the debate between
scientific realism and anti-realism. But there is a lot more to
perspectivism than discussions in philosophy of science so far have
suggested. Perspectivism is a much broader view that emphasizes how
our knowledge (in particular our scientific knowledge of nature) is
situated; it is always from a human vantage point (as opposed to
some Nagelian "view from nowhere"). This edited collection brings
together a diverse team of established and early career scholars
across a variety of fields (from the history of philosophy to
epistemology and philosophy of science). The resulting nine essays
trace some of the seminal ideas of perspectivism back to Kant,
Nietzsche, the American Pragmatists, and Putnam, while the second
part of the book tackles issues concerning the relation between
perspectivism, relativism, and standpoint theories, and the
implications of perspectivism for epistemological debates about
veritism, epistemic normativity and the foundations of human
knowledge.
This edited collection showcases some of the best recent research
in the philosophy of science. It comprises of thematically arranged
papers presented at the 5th conference of the European Philosophy
of Science Association (EPSA15), covering a broad variety of topics
within general philosophy of science, and philosophical issues
pertaining to specific sciences. The collection will appeal to
researchers with an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of
their own discipline, and to philosophers who wish to study the
latest work on the themes discussed.
This edited collection showcases some of the best recent research
in the philosophy of science. It comprises of thematically arranged
papers presented at the 5th conference of the European Philosophy
of Science Association (EPSA15), covering a broad variety of topics
within general philosophy of science, and philosophical issues
pertaining to specific sciences. The collection will appeal to
researchers with an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of
their own discipline, and to philosophers who wish to study the
latest work on the themes discussed.
Philosophy for Everyone begins by explaining what philosophy is
before exploring the questions and issues at the foundation of this
important subject. Key topics in this new edition and their areas
of focus include: Moral philosophy - the nature of our moral
judgments and reactions, whether they aim at some objective moral
truth, or are mere personal or cultural preferences; and the
possibility of moral responsibility given the sorts of things that
cause behavior; Political philosophy - fundamental questions about
the nature of states and their relationship to the citizens within
those states Epistemology - what our knowledge of the world and
ourselves consists in, and how we come to have it; and whether we
should form beliefs by trusting what other people tell us;
Philosophy of mind - what it means for something to have a mind,
and how minds should be understood and explained; Philosophy of
science - foundational conceptual issues in scientific research and
practice, such as whether scientific theories are true; and
Metaphysics - fundamental questions about the nature of reality,
such as whether we have free will, or whether time travel is
possible. This book is designed to be used in conjunction with the
free 'Introduction to Philosophy' MOOC (massive open online course)
created by the University of Edinburgh's Eidyn research centre, and
hosted by the Coursera platform
(www.coursera.org/course/introphil).This book is also highly
recommended for anyone looking for a short overview of this
fascinating discipline.
This open access book - as the title suggests - explores some of
the historical roots and epistemological ramifications of
perspectivism. Perspectivism has recently emerged in philosophy of
science as an interesting new position in the debate between
scientific realism and anti-realism. But there is a lot more to
perspectivism than discussions in philosophy of science so far have
suggested. Perspectivism is a much broader view that emphasizes how
our knowledge (in particular our scientific knowledge of nature) is
situated; it is always from a human vantage point (as opposed to
some Nagelian "view from nowhere"). This edited collection brings
together a diverse team of established and early career scholars
across a variety of fields (from the history of philosophy to
epistemology and philosophy of science). The resulting nine essays
trace some of the seminal ideas of perspectivism back to Kant,
Nietzsche, the American Pragmatists, and Putnam, while the second
part of the book tackles issues concerning the relation between
perspectivism, relativism, and standpoint theories, and the
implications of perspectivism for epistemological debates about
veritism, epistemic normativity and the foundations of human
knowledge.
Laws of nature play a central role in Kant's theoretical philosophy
and are crucial to understanding his philosophy of science in
particular. In this volume of new essays, the first systematic
investigation of its kind, a distinguished team of scholars
explores Kant's views on the laws of nature in the physical and
life sciences. Their essays focus particularly on the laws of
physics and biology, and consider topics including the separation
in Kant's treatment of the physical and life sciences, the relation
between universal and empirical laws of nature, and the role of
reason and the understanding in imposing order and lawful unity
upon nature. The volume will be of great interest to advanced
students and scholars of Kant's philosophy of science, and to
historians and philosophers of science more generally.
Laws of nature play a central role in Kant's theoretical philosophy
and are crucial to understanding his philosophy of science in
particular. In this volume of new essays, the first systematic
investigation of its kind, a distinguished team of scholars
explores Kant's views on the laws of nature in the physical and
life sciences. Their essays focus particularly on the laws of
physics and biology, and consider topics including the separation
in Kant's treatment of the physical and life sciences, the relation
between universal and empirical laws of nature, and the role of
reason and the understanding in imposing order and lawful unity
upon nature. The volume will be of great interest to advanced
students and scholars of Kant's philosophy of science, and to
historians and philosophers of science more generally.
There is hardly another principle in physics with wider scope of
applicability and more far-reaching consequences than Pauli's
exclusion principle. This book explores the principle's origin in
the atomic spectroscopy of the early 1920s, its subsequent
embedding into quantum mechanics, and later experimental validation
with the development of quantum chromodynamics. The reconstruction
of this crucial historic episode provides an excellent foil to
reconsider Kuhn's view on incommensurability. The author defends
the prospective rationality of the revolutionary transition from
the old to the new quantum theory around 1925 by focusing on the
way Pauli's principle emerged as a phenomenological rule 'deduced'
from some anomalous phenomena and theoretical assumptions of the
old quantum theory. The subsequent process of validation is
historically reconstructed and analysed within the framework of
'dynamic Kantianism'. The variety of themes skilfully interwoven in
this book will appeal to philosophers, historians, scientists and
anyone interested in philosophy.
What good is Kant's philosophy for current philosophy of science?
There has been an increasing interest in Kant and philosophy of
science in the past twenty years. Through the reconstruction of a
variety of Kantian legacies in the development of nineteenth and
twentieth century physics and mathematics, this edited volume
explores the relevance that Kant's philosophy still has for current
debates in philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and
philosophy of physics.
There is hardly another principle in physics with wider scope of
applicability and more far-reaching consequences than Pauli's
exclusion principle. This book explores the principle's origin in
the atomic spectroscopy of the early 1920s, its subsequent
embedding into quantum mechanics, and later experimental validation
with the development of quantum chromodynamics. The reconstruction
of this crucial historic episode provides an excellent foil to
reconsider Kuhn's view on incommensurability. The author defends
the prospective rationality of the revolutionary transition from
the old to the new quantum theory around 1925 by focusing on the
way Pauli's principle emerged as a phenomenological rule 'deduced'
from some anomalous phenomena and theoretical assumptions of the
old quantum theory. The subsequent process of validation is
historically reconstructed and analysed within the framework of
'dynamic Kantianism'. The variety of themes skilfully interwoven in
this book will appeal to philosophers, historians, scientists and
anyone interested in philosophy.
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