Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.

• Preface  1. Philosophy and Science  2. Why is Philosophy of Science Important?  3. Scientific Explanation  4. Why Do Laws Explain?  5. Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities  6. Laws and Explanations in Biology and the “Special Sciences”  7. The Structure of Scientific Theories  8. Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues about Scientific Theories  9. Theory Construction v. Model Building  10. Induction and Probability  11. Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination  12. Challenges from the History of Science   13. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science  14. The Contested Character of Science  15. Science, Relativism and Objectivity

"Written with verve and panache, Alex Rosenberg's Third Edition is a great introduction to perennial questions in the philosophy of science. For students, Rosenberg's book will be an accessible and thought-provoking guide; for their teachers, it will be an indispensable resource." –Marc Lange, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"Alex Rosenberg's Third Edition has been completely reorganized and augmented with lots of fascinating new material emphasizing the connections between philosophy of science and the rest of philosophy. Challenging and insightful, this is one of the best single-author texts in the field. I'm sure it will be even more successful than its predecessor."–Martin Curd, Purdue University

Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.

• Preface  1. Philosophy and Science  2. Why is Philosophy of Science Important?  3. Scientific Explanation  4. Why Do Laws Explain?  5. Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities  6. Laws and Explanations in Biology and the “Special Sciences”  7. The Structure of Scientific Theories  8. Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues about Scientific Theories  9. Theory Construction v. Model Building  10. Induction and Probability  11. Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination  12. Challenges from the History of Science   13. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science  14. The Contested Character of Science  15. Science, Relativism and Objectivity

"Written with verve and panache, Alex Rosenberg's Third Edition is a great introduction to perennial questions in the philosophy of science. For students, Rosenberg's book will be an accessible and thought-provoking guide; for their teachers, it will be an indispensable resource." –Marc Lange, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"Alex Rosenberg's Third Edition has been completely reorganized and augmented with lots of fascinating new material emphasizing the connections between philosophy of science and the rest of philosophy. Challenging and insightful, this is one of the best single-author texts in the field. I'm sure it will be even more successful than its predecessor."–Martin Curd, Purdue University

Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.

• Preface  1. Philosophy and Science  2. Why is Philosophy of Science Important?  3. Scientific Explanation  4. Why Do Laws Explain?  5. Causation, Inexact Laws and Statistical Probabilities  6. Laws and Explanations in Biology and the “Special Sciences”  7. The Structure of Scientific Theories  8. Epistemic and Metaphysical Issues about Scientific Theories  9. Theory Construction v. Model Building  10. Induction and Probability  11. Confirmation, Falsification, Underdetermination  12. Challenges from the History of Science   13. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science  14. The Contested Character of Science  15. Science, Relativism and Objectivity

"Written with verve and panache, Alex Rosenberg's Third Edition is a great introduction to perennial questions in the philosophy of science. For students, Rosenberg's book will be an accessible and thought-provoking guide; for their teachers, it will be an indispensable resource." –Marc Lange, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"Alex Rosenberg's Third Edition has been completely reorganized and augmented with lots of fascinating new material emphasizing the connections between philosophy of science and the rest of philosophy. Challenging and insightful, this is one of the best single-author texts in the field. I'm sure it will be even more successful than its predecessor."–Martin Curd, Purdue University