Extending Ourselves
Computational Science, Empiricism, and Scientific Method
Published on 12. August 2004
Book
Hardback
182 pages
978-0-19-515870-0 (ISBN)
Description
The first part of this book is an exploration of the ways in which computationally assisted science is fundamentally reshaping science. The second part provides a new account of empiricism suitable for contemporary science, whose purpose is to reconcile a modest but selective scientific realism with scientific empiricism - two approaches long opposed to one another.
Reviews / Votes
... many of the issues raised here are important and deserving of the attention the author pays to them. * CHOICE * This book is an excellent philosophical appraisal of the roles played by computers in modern science...an excellent philosophical discussion of the role of computational models in physics. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
3 figures
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-515870-0 (9780195158700)
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04/2007
Oxford University Press Inc
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E-Book
07/2004
1st Edition
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Person
Paul Humphreys is chairman of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. A former editor of Synthese and a founding editor of Foundations of Science, his research interests include computer modeling, probability theory, strategic reasoning, emergence, causation, and explanation.