General Philosophy of Science

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Assistant editor: Filippos Papagiannopoulos (University of Western Ontario)

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Scientific Method (304 | 33)Darrell P. Rowbottom

Evidence* (105)Christopher Michael Cloos

Confirmation (68 | 18)

Bayesian Reasoning* (121 | 3)James Hawthorne

Confirmation Holism (5)

Varieties of Confirmation (9)

Paradox of Confirmation (4)

Quine-Duhem Thesis (6)Howard Sankey

Confirmation, Misc (27)

Induction (96 | 5)

Induction, Misc (15)

Induction and Other Minds* (5)

Inductive Logic* (14)

Inductive Reasoning (28)

Inductive Skepticism (22)Howard Sankey

Justification of Induction (19)Howard Sankey

New Riddle of Induction (7)

Probabilistic Reasoning* (327 | 5)

Scientific Change* (170)Howard Sankey

Inference to the Best Explanation* (31 | 4)Brad Weslake

Theoretical Virtues* (75 | 9)

Scientific Method, Misc (114 | 3)

Analogy in Science (10)Angela Potochnik

Hypothetico-Deductive Method (5)

Scientific Metamethodology (30)

Scientific Method, Miscellaneous (66)

Explanation (300 | 16)Brad Weslake

Theories of Explanation (84 | 3)

Causal Accounts of Explanation (28)Brad Weslake

Deductive-Nomological Explanation (6)Brad Weslake

Unification Accounts of Explanation (15)Brad Weslake

Pragmatic Theories of Explanation (6)

Theories of Explanation, Misc (26)

Varieties of Explanation (86 | 1)

Functional Explanation (12)

Mathematical Explanation (11)Gianluca Longa

Mechanistic Explanation (41)Brad Weslake

Narrative Explanation (4)Brad Weslake

Statistical Explanation (3)Brad Weslake

Varieties of Explanation, Misc (14)

Explanation in the Sciences (25 | 5)

Explanation in Neuroscience* (62)

Explanation in the Sciences, Misc (20)

Chemical Explanation* (5)

Explanation in Mathematics* (6)Gianluca Longa

Functional Explanation in Social Science* (10)

Explanation in Cognitive Science* (61)

Explanation in Biology* (55)

Explanation, Misc (89 | 5)Brad Weslake

Explanation and Laws (7)Markus Schrenk

Inference to the Best Explanation (31 | 4)Brad Weslake

Abductive Replies to Skepticism* (6)

Abduction and Other Minds* (3)

Abduction and Scientific Realism* (13)Moti Mizrahi

Inference to the Best Explanation, Misc (27)Brad Weslake

Pragmatics and Explanation (3)Brad Weslake

Explanatory Value (4)

Explanation and Understanding (14)Finnur Dellsén

Explanation, Miscellaneous (25)

History of Science (110 | 55)Stephen Weldon

History of Psychology* (55 | 8)

History of Neuroscience* (9)

History of Biology* (63)

History of Physics* (87)

History of Cognitive Science* (13)

History of Chemistry* (6)

History of Science, Misc (55)Stephen Weldon

Laws of Nature (120)Markus Schrenk

Anti-Realism about Laws (5)Markus Schrenk

Best-Systems Analyses (9)Markus Schrenk

Ceteris Paribus Laws (21)Markus Schrenk

Humeanism and Nonhumeanism about Laws (21)Markus Schrenk

Law Statements (2)Markus Schrenk

Laws as Relations between Universals (8)Markus Schrenk

Necessitarianism about Laws (20)Markus Schrenk

Nomological Necessity* (9)Markus Schrenk

Probabilistic Laws (6)Markus Schrenk

Special Science Laws (14)Markus Schrenk

Laws of Nature, Misc (14)Markus Schrenk

Explanation and Laws* (7)Markus Schrenk

Causation and Laws* (20)Markus Schrenk

Dispositions and Laws* (24)Markus Schrenk

General Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous (195 | 28)

Logical Empiricism* (33)Sebastian Lutz

Feminist Philosophy of Science* (28)

Nature of Science (41 | 4)

Nature of Science, Misc (21)

Demarcation of Science (6)

Pseudoscience (10)

Unity of Science* (11)Angela Potochnik

Falsification* (11)

Science and Religion* (121)S. Mudarrisī

Philosophy of Science, General Works* (83)

General Philosophy of Science, Misc (126)

Interlevel Relations in Science (104 | 2)Ronald Endicott

Emergence* (52 | 16)Patrick McGivern

Reduction (81 | 10)

Nonreductive Materialism* (39)John Donaldson

Reductionism (26)

Multiple Realizability (17)John Donaldson

Interlevel Relations in Chemistry* (7)

Reduction in Biology* (7 | 1)Laura Franklin-Hall

Reduction in Ecology* (7)Christopher H. Eliot

Reduction in Genetics* (4)Yafeng Shan

Reduction in Cognitive Science* (47)Mitchell Herschbach

Reduction in Social Science* (5)

Reduction, Misc (10)

Reductive Explanation (9)

Theory Reduction (9)Ronald Endicott

Interlevel Metaphysics* (277 | 1)Jessica Wilson

Metaphysics of Mind* (553 | 56)

Physicalism* (52 | 7)Andreas Elpidorou

Realization* (15)Ronald Endicott

Supervenience* (34 | 8)Jessica Wilson

Unity of Science (11)Angela Potochnik

Interlevel Relations in Biology* (39 | 6)Laura Franklin-Hall

Interlevel Relations in Cognitive Science* (62 | 4)

Interlevel Relations in Physical Science* (23 | 1)

Interlevel Relations in Science, Misc (10)

Scientific Language (62 | 2)Howard Sankey

Cognitive Significance in Science (0)Howard Sankey

Conceptual Change in Science* (14)Howard Sankey

Incommensurability in Science (25)Howard Sankey

Operationalism (1)Howard Sankey

Ramsey Sentences (8)Howard Sankey

Reference in Science (4)Howard Sankey

Scientific Representation (26)

Scientific Language, Misc (7)Howard Sankey

Scientific Practice (247 | 8)

Experimentation in Science (37)

Measurement in Science (9)Alessandro Giordani

Observation in Science (12 | 2)

Observables (2)

The Observation-Theory Distinction (3)

Observation, Misc (5)

Prediction in Science (9)

Scientific Discovery (24)

Scientific Instruments (6)

Simulation in Science (15)

Thought Experiments* (72)Magdalena Balcerak Jackson

Science and Values (81)Matthew J. Brown

Applications of Science (11)

Scientific Practice, Misc (35)

Scientific Realism (353 | 1)Howard Sankey

Varieties of Scientific Realism (80 | 4)Milena Ivanova

Standard Scientific Realism (12)Laura Felline

Convergent Realism (8)Milena Ivanova

Deployment Realism (7)Laura Felline

Entity Realism (4)Milena Ivanova

Scientific Semi-Realism (0)Milena Ivanova

Structural Realism (30)James Ladyman

Varieties of Scientific Realism, Misc (17)Milena Ivanova

Alternatives to Scientific Realism (55)Sebastian Lutz

Constructive Empiricism (21)

Scientific Conventionalism (4)

Natural Ontological Attitude (2)

Scientific Fictionalism (3)

Social Constructionism about Science (6)

Instrumentalism (5)

Alternatives to Scientific Realism, Misc (14)

Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism (143 | 21)Moti Mizrahi

Convergence and Scientific Realism (7)Moti Mizrahi

Abduction and Scientific Realism (13)Moti Mizrahi

Novel Predictions and Scientific Realism (2)Moti Mizrahi

The Observation-Theory Distinction (3)

Underdetermination of Theory by Data* (27 | 5)

Historical Arguments Against Scientific Realism (42)Moti Mizrahi

The Miracle Argument for Scientific Realism (26)Moti Mizrahi

Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism, Misc (32)Moti Mizrahi

Truth and Verisimilitude (16)Gustavo Cevolani

Scientific Truth (5)Gustavo Cevolani

Verisimilitude (8)Gustavo Cevolani

Truth and Verisimilitude, Misc (3)Gustavo Cevolani

Scientific Realism, Misc (58)

Sociology of Science (68)Markus Seidel

Theories and Models (281 | 20)

The Nature of Theories (45 | 2)

The Received View of Theories (5)

Research Programs (10)Howard Sankey

Semantic View of Theories (13)

The Nature of Theories, Misc (15)

Theoretical Virtues* (75 | 9)

Underdetermination of Theory by Data (27 | 5)

Nonempirical Virtues* (10)

Empirically Equivalent Theories (7)

Underdetermination of Theory by Data, Misc (15)

Scientific Models (96)Angela Potochnik

The Nature of Models (78)Angela Potochnik

Modeling Practices (2)Angela Potochnik

Models and Explanation (1)Angela Potochnik

Analogy in Science (10)Angela Potochnik

Approximation (4)Angela Potochnik

Idealization* (17)

Semantic View of Theories (13)

Scientific Representation* (26)

Simulation in Science* (15)

Scientific Models, Misc (13)Angela Potochnik

Idealization (17)

Theories and Models, Misc (3)

History/traditions: General Philosophy of Science

Aristotle: Philosophy of Science (67 | 1)
Kant: Philosophy of Science (21)