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Philosophy of Science

The philosophy of science is concerned with the philosophical interpretation and study of the natural sciences, in particular, physics, biology, and mathematics.

Sites in Philosophy of Science

Philosophy of Science
Essays on philosophy of science from the Proceedings of the Friesian School, Fourth Series.
Science Studies Web Server
Resource site at the University of Missouri.
Philosophy of Science Resources
Resource page supplementing Bruce Janz' philosophy of science course.
Incommensurability Literature
Bibliography on incommensurability and related matters.
WSRC - Critical Realism
An independent site highlighting the development, interrogation, explication, and application of critical realist methods and analyses; features a bibliography, a glossary, and an archive of papers.
What Is Science?
Overview of the theory of science from an anthroposophical point of view.
The Nature and Philosophy of Science
Examines the components, limitations, and popular mistaken beliefs of science and the scientific method. The web page also contains a section on scientific legitimacy.
Scientific Realism
Stanford Encyclopedia entry on thesis that science discovers truths about a theory-independent reality; by Richard Boyd.
Social Dimensions of Scientific Knowledge
Discussess the impact of social relations and values on scientific research; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Helen Longino.
Intertheory Relations in Physics
Discussion of theory reduction in science; by Robert Batterman from the Stanford Encyclopedia.
Philsci Archive
An electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science.
Scientific Explanation
Philosophical theories about the nature of explanation in science; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by James Woodward.
Theories of Explanation
Entry on explanation in the sciences from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Laws of Nature
Philosophical theories about what it is to be a law; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by John W. Carroll.
Lewis Micro-Publishing - Natural Systems
Discusses the notion of natural systems theory.
Psychology and Science
An overview of certain key issues in the philosophy of science, with an emphasis on the work of Popper, Kuhn and Feyerabend.

sub categories in Philosophy of Science

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cross references

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Science : Science in Society Science : Science in Society
Society : History : By Topic : Science Society : History : By Topic : Science
Society : Philosophy : Epistemology Society : Philosophy : Epistemology

other references

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Videnskabsteori Danish : Videnskabsteori
Wissenschaftstheorie German : Wissenschaftstheorie
科学哲学 Japanese : 科学哲学
Ciencia Spanish : Ciencia
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