Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
About the Book Series
History and Philosophy of Science reprints a distinguished selection of important texts published in this field over the last century. This set presents a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the history and philosophy of science.
Empiricism, Explanation and Rationality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences
1st Edition
By Len & Roger Doyal & Harris
October 14, 2013
Originally published in 1986. All students of social science must confront a number of important philosophical issues. This introduction to the philosophy of the social sciences provides coherent answers to questions about empiricism, explanation and rationality. It evaluates contemporary writings ...
Evidence and Explanation in Social Science: An Inter-disciplinary Approach
1st Edition
Edited
By Gerald Studdert-Kennedy
October 14, 2013
Originally published in 1975. The main concern of this book is the nature of the gap between the theoretical issues, raised at an abstract level by social scientists, and their facts, the material organized in an empirical analysis. The author draws on material from several disciplines to explore ...
Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief: The Unresolved Conflict
1st Edition
By David Lack
October 14, 2013
Originally published in 1957. This book is concerned with the conflict between "Darwinism" as the Victorians called it, and Christianity, a conflict here re-stated in modern terms because it so vitally affects our understanding of human nature and human values today. The opening chapter describes ...
Experience and Theory: An Essay in the Philosophy of Science
1st Edition
By Stephan Korner
October 14, 2013
Originally published in 1966. This volume analyzes the general structure of scientific theories, their relation to experience and to non-scientific thought. Part One is concerned with the logic underlying empirical discourse before its subjection to the various constraints, imposed by the ...
Foundations of Inference in Natural Science
1st Edition
Edited
By J O Wisdom
October 14, 2013
Originally published in 1952. This book is a critical survey of the views of scientific inference that have been developed since the end of World War I. It contains some detailed exposition of ideas – notably of Keynes – that were cryptically put forward, often quoted, but nowhere explained. Part I...
Darwin and the Naked Lady: Discursive Essays on Biology and Art
1st Edition
By Alex Comfort
August 06, 2013
Originally published in 1961. The essays in this volume focus on the awareness of science and art, evolution and Freudian psychology. Besides the chapter on Darwin and Freud, the author discusses criticism, the fantasy element in drama and popular literature, the history of the novel, the ...
The Royal Society: Concept and Creation
1st Edition
By Margery Purver
August 06, 2013
Originally published in 1967. The origin of the Royal Society has long been obscured by baffling discrepancies in the evidence. This volume investigates its underlying purpose and creation, at the same time uncovering the real nature of its debt to Francis Bacon and its role in the scientific ...
The Scientific Revolution
1st Edition
By Peter Harman
June 05, 2013
Originally published in 1983.This volume outlines some of the important innovations in astronomy, natural philosophy and medicine which took place in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and shows how the transformation in world-view during the period was affected by broader historical terms. ...
Evidence and Meaning: Studies in Analytic Philosophy
1st Edition
By Robert J Fogelin
April 09, 2013
Originally published in 1967. This is an examination of warrant statements – statements which indicated something about the grounds on behalf of some further judgement, choice or action. The first part of the study is concerned with the role of warrant statements in theoretical discourse; while the...
Method in the Physical Sciences
1st Edition
By G Schlesinger
April 09, 2013
Originally published in 1963. Can one discern certain regularities in the manoeuvrings and techniques employed by scientists and can these be formulated into the methodological principles of science? What is the origin and basis of such principles? Are they imposed by objective realities, do they ...
Objectivity, Science and Society: Interpreting nature and society in the age of the crisis of science
1st Edition
By Paul A Komesaroff
April 09, 2013
Originally published in 1986. This work remains of compelling interest to those concerned with the natural sciences and their social problems. It puts forward original and unorthodox ideas about the philosophy of and sociology of science, starting from the conviction that modern societies face deep...
Philosophy and Scientific Realism
1st Edition
By J J C Smart
April 09, 2013
Originally published in 1963. In an introductory chapter the author argues that philosophy ought to be more than the art of clarifying thought and that it should concern itself with outlining a scientifically plausible world view. Early chapters deal with phenomenalism and the reality of ...