The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Science by Stev... - 9781472527592

The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of ScienceAuthor(s): Steven French, Juha Saatsi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781472527592, 978-1472527592\nSynopsis\nThe Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Science presents a practical and up-to-date research resource to the philosophy of science.\n\nAddressing fundamental questions asked by areas that have continued to attract interest historically, as well as recently-emerging areas of research, this volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the philosophy of science. Specially-commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to the philosophy of specific sciences (physics, biology, neuroscience, economics, chemistry and mathematics) and general issues in the field, such .