Eppur si muove

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Springer, Dordrecht

2017

208 Pages

ISBN 978-3-319-52766-6

The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
vol. 81

Eppur si muove

doing history and philosophy of science with Peter Machamer

Edited by

Marcus P Adams, Zvi Biener, Uljana Feest, Jacqueline A. Sullivan

This volume is a collection of original essays focusing on a wide range of topics in the History and Philosophy of Science. It is a festschrift for Peter Machamer, which includes contributions from scholars who, at one time or another, were his students. The essays bring together analyses of issues and debates spanning from early modern science and philosophy through the 21st century. Machamer's influence is reflected in the volume's broad range of topics. These include: underdetermination, scientific practice, scientific models,mechanistic explanation in contemporary and historical science, values in science, the relationship between philosophy and psychology, experimentation, supervenience and reductionism.

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Full citation:

Adams, M.P. , Biener, Z. , Feest, U. , Sullivan, J. (eds) (2017). Eppur si muove: doing history and philosophy of science with Peter Machamer, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

William Harvey's rejection of materialism

Goldberg Benjamin

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