EPSA11 Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science
This book contains a selection of original conference papers covering all major fields in the philosophy of science, that have been organized into themes. The first section of this volume begins with the formal philosophy of science, moves on to idealizat
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Vassilios Karakostas Dennis Dieks Editors
EPSA11 Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science
The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings Volume 2
Series Editor Friedrich Stadler, Wien, Austria
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The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings These volumes collect a selection of papers presented at conferences of the European Philosophy of Science Association. The volumes provide an excellent overview of the state of the art in philosophy of science as practised nowadays in different European countries.
Vassilios Karakostas • Dennis Dieks Editors
EPSA11 Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science
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Editors Vassilios Karakostas Department of Philosophy and History of Science Faculty of Sciences University of Athens Athens, Greece
Dennis Dieks Inst. History & Foundations of Science Utrecht University Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Contents
Part I Philosophy
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