Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction introduces all the main themes in the philosophy of science,
including the nature of causation, explanation, laws, theory, models, evidence, reductionism, probability, teleology,
realism and instrumentalism.
This substantially revised and updated second edition of a highly successful, accessible and user-friendly text
will be of value to any student getting to grips with the nature, methods and justification of science. Alex Rosenberg
includes new material on a number of subjects, including:
The theory of natural selection
Popper, Lakatos and Leibniz
Feminist philosophy of science
Logical positivism
The origins of science
In addition, helpful features add greatly to the ease and clarity of this second edition:
Overviews and chapter summaries
Study questions and annotated further reading
A helpful glossary explaining key words and concepts