Machamer Peter, Silberstein Michael (eds.) The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Science

Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2002. — 360 p. — (Blackwell Philosophy Guides). — ISBN: 0-631-22107-7.This volume presents a definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of science.Brief historical introduction to the philosophy of science / Peter Machamer
Philosophy of science / John Worrall
Explanation / Jim Woodward
Structures of scientific theories / Carl F. Craver
Reduction, emergence, and explanation / Michael Silberstein
Models, metaphors and analogies / Daniela M. Bailer-Jones
Experiment and observation / James Bogen
Induction and probability / Alan Hájek and Ned Hall
Philosophy of space-time physics / Craig Callender and Carl Hoefer
Interpreting quantum theories / Laura Ruetsche
Evolution / Roberta L. Millstein
Molecular and developmental biology / Paul Griffiths
Cognitive science / Rick Grush
Social sciences / Harold Kincaid
Feminist philosophy of science / Lynn Hankinson Nelson