The philosophy of science : (Record no. 165977)
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| control field | 20240416110204.0 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 9781138331518 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | PH-MaPCU |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Q175 |
| Item number | R54 2020 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rosenberg, Alexander, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The philosophy of science : |
| Remainder of title | a contemporary introduction / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Alex Rosenberg and Lee McIntyre. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Fourth edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York, NY : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Routledge, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 294 pages: |
| Other physical details | illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The relationship between philosophy and science -- Why is philosophy of science important? -- Scientific explanation -- Why do laws explain? -- Causation, inexact laws, and statistical probabilities -- Laws and explanations in biology and the "special sciences" -- The structure of scientific theories -- Epistemic and metaphysical issues about scientific theories -- Theory construction vs. model building -- Induction and probability -- Confirmation, falsification, underdetermination -- Challenges from the history of science -- Naturalism in the philosophy of science -- The contested character of science -- Science, relativism, and objectivity. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's and Lee McIntyre's updated and substantially revised Fourth Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving lucid explanations with clear analyses, the volume is as a much-used, thematically-oriented introduction to the field"-- |
| Assigning source | Provided by publisher. |
| 524 ## - PREFERRED CITATION OF DESCRIBED MATERIALS NOTE | |
| Preferred citation of described materials note | Rosenberg, A. M., & McIntyre, L. (2019). Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Routledge. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science |
| General subdivision | Philosophy. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | McIntyre, Lee C., |
| Relator term | author. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Graduate School / Philosophy | Philippine Christian University Manila | Ph.D.-Philo & Religious | 03/07/2024 | Q175 R54 2020 | IPRS187 | 04/16/2024 | Books |