Franz-Peter Griesmaier - This is Philosophy of Science

Series editor: Steven D. Hales

Reading philosophy can be like trying to ride a bucking bronco – you hold on for dear life while “transcendental deduction” twists you to one side, “causa sui” throws you to the other, and a 300-word, 300-year-old sentence comes down on you like an iron-shod hoof the size of a dinner plate. This Is Philosophy is the riding academy that solves these problems. Each book in the series is written by an expert who knows how to gently guide students into the subject regardless of the reader’s ability or previous level of knowledge. Their reader-friendly prose is designed to help students find their way into the fascinating, challenging ideas that compose philosophy without simply sticking the hapless novice on the back of the bronco, as so many texts do. All the books in the series provide ample pedagogical aids, including links to free online primary sources. When students are ready to take the next step in their philosophical education, This Is Philosophy is right there with them to help them along the way.

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FRANZ-PETER GRIESMAIER

JEFFREY A. LOCKWOOD

This edition first published 2022

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Griesmaier, Franz-Peter, author. | Lockwood, Jeffrey Alan, 1960- author.

Title: This is philosophy of science : an introduction / Franz-Peter Griesmaier, Jeffrey A. Lockwood.

Description: First Edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021044855 (print) | LCCN 2021044856 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119757993 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781119758013 (PDF) | ISBN 9781119758006 (ePub)

Subjects: LCSH: Science--Philosophy.

Classification: LCC Q175 .G745 2022 (print) | LCC Q175 (ebook) | DDC 501--dc23/eng/20211119

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2 Series page THIS IS PHILOSOPHY Series editor: Steven D. Hales Reading philosophy can be like trying to ride a bucking bronco – you hold on for dear life while “transcendental deduction” twists you to one side, “causa sui” throws you to the other, and a 300-word, 300-year-old sentence comes down on you like an iron-shod hoof the size of a dinner plate. This Is Philosophy is the riding academy that solves these problems. Each book in the series is written by an expert who knows how to gently guide students into the subject regardless of the reader’s ability or previous level of knowledge. Their reader-friendly prose is designed to help students find their way into the fascinating, challenging ideas that compose philosophy without simply sticking the hapless novice on the back of the bronco, as so many texts do. All the books in the series provide ample pedagogical aids, including links to free online primary sources. When students are ready to take the next step in their philosophical education, This Is Philosophy is right there with them to help them along the way. This Is Philosophy, Second Edition Steven D. Hales This Is Philosophy of Mind Pete Mandik This Is Ethics Jussi Suikkanen This Is Political Philosophy Alex Tuckness and Clark Wolf This Is Business Ethics Tobey Scharding This Is Metaphysics Kris McDaniel This Is Bioethics Ruth F. Chadwick and Udo Schuklenk This Is Philosophy of Religion Neil Manson This Is Epistemology J. Adam Carter and Clayton Littlejohn This Is Philosophy of Science Franz-Peter Griesmaier and Jeffrey A. Lockwood Forthcoming: This Is Environmental Ethics Wendy Lee This Is Philosophy of Mind, Second Edition Pete Mandik This Is Modern Philosophy Kurt Smith