General Philosophy of Science

Edited by Howard Sankey (University of Melbourne)
Assistant editor: Zili Dong
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Subcategories
Scientific Method (842 | 35)Darrell P. Rowbottom
Evidence* (295 | 49)Christopher Michael Cloos
Confirmation (163 | 38)
Bayesian Reasoning* (343 | 97)James Hawthorne
Confirmation Holism (21)
Varieties of Confirmation (16)
Paradox of Confirmation (9)
Quine-Duhem Thesis (20)Margaret Greta Turnbull
Confirmation, Misc (59)
Induction (288 | 8)Guy Axtell
Induction, Misc (34)
Induction and Other Minds* (5)William E. S. McNeill
Inductive Logic* (36)
Inductive Reasoning (78)
Inductive Skepticism (49)
Justification of Induction (51)Tom F. Sterkenburg
New Riddle of Induction (18)
Inductive Risk (50)Guy Axtell
Probabilistic Reasoning* (973 | 51)
Scientific Change* (445 | 8)Howard Sankey
Inference to the Best Explanation* (119 | 54)Brad Weslake
Theoretical Virtues* (262 | 8)Guy Axtell
Scientific Method, Misc (356 | 46)
Analogy in Science (41)
Hypothetico-Deductive Method (21)
Scientific Metamethodology (75)
Scientific Method, Miscellaneous (173)
Explanation (912 | 32)Brad Weslake
Theories of Explanation (206 | 17)
Causal Accounts of Explanation (57)Brad Weslake
Deductive-Nomological Explanation (15)Brad Weslake
Unification Accounts of Explanation (33)Brad Weslake
Pragmatic Theories of Explanation (16)
Theories of Explanation, Misc (68)
Varieties of Explanation (271 | 15)
Functional Explanation (38)
Mathematical Explanation (54)Gianluca Longa
Mechanistic Explanation (103)Brad Weslake
Narrative Explanation (11)Brad Weslake
Statistical Explanation (6)Brad Weslake
Explanatory Pluralism* (21)Cory Wright
Varieties of Explanation, Misc (44)
Explanation in the Sciences (83 | 26)
Explanation in Neuroscience* (103)
Explanation in the Sciences, Misc (57)
Chemical Explanation* (9)
Explanation in Mathematics* (35)Gianluca Longa
Functional Explanation in Social Science* (34)
Explanation in Cognitive Science* (117)
Explanation in Biology* (135)
Explainability in Artificial Intelligence* (6)
Explanation, Misc (320 | 15)Brad Weslake
Explanation and Laws (22)Markus Schrenk
Inference to the Best Explanation (119 | 54)Brad Weslake
Abductive Replies to Skepticism* (19)
Abduction and Other Minds* (5)William E. S. McNeill
Abduction and Scientific Realism* (38)Moti Mizrahi
Inference to the Best Explanation, Misc (65)Brad Weslake
Pragmatics and Explanation (14)Brad Weslake
Explanatory Value (24)
Explanation and Understanding (51)Finnur Dellsén
Explanatory Pluralism (21)Cory Wright
Explanation, Miscellaneous (54)
History of Science (305 | 93)Stephen Weldon
History of Psychology* (127 | 40)
History of Neuroscience* (27)
History of Biology* (197)
History of Physics* (237)
History of Cognitive Science* (26)
History of Chemistry* (30)
History of Science, Misc (212)Stephen Weldon
Laws of Nature (379)Markus Schrenk
Anti-Realism about Laws (9)Markus Schrenk
Best-Systems Analyses (47)Markus Schrenk
Ceteris Paribus Laws (29)Markus Schrenk
Humeanism and Nonhumeanism about Laws (99)Markus Schrenk
Law Statements (7)Markus Schrenk
Laws as Relations between Universals (21)Markus Schrenk
Necessitarianism about Laws (51)Markus Schrenk
Nomological Necessity* (40)Markus Schrenk
Probabilistic Laws (13)Markus Schrenk
Special Science Laws (27)Markus Schrenk
Laws of Nature, Misc (76)Markus Schrenk
Explanation and Laws* (22)Markus Schrenk
Causation and Laws* (28)Markus Schrenk
Dispositions and Laws* (54)Markus Schrenk
General Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous (494 | 96)
Logical Empiricism* (87)Sebastian Lutz
Feminist Philosophy of Science* (93)
Nature of Science (153 | 25)
Nature of Science, Misc (52)
Demarcation of Science (32)Yafeng Shan
Pseudoscience (44)
Unity of Science* (26)
Falsification* (35)Guy Axtell
Science and Religion* (299)Muhammad-Taqīy Mudarrisī
Empirical Stance (2)Sandy C. Boucher
Philosophy of Science, General Works* (252)
General Philosophy of Science, Misc (243)
Interlevel Relations in Science (230 | 5)Ronald Endicott
Emergence* (137 | 52)Patrick McGivern
Reduction (174 | 18)Ronald Endicott
Nonreductive Materialism* (71)John Donaldson
Reductionism (59)Ronald Endicott
Multiple Realizability (50)John Donaldson
Interlevel Relations in Chemistry* (15)
Reduction in Biology* (21 | 5)Laura Franklin-Hall
Reduction in Ecology* (9)Christopher H. Eliot
Reduction in Genetics* (6)Yafeng Shan
Reduction in Cognitive Science* (82)Mitchell Herschbach
Reduction in Social Science* (11)Cory Wright
Reduction, Misc (13)Ronald Endicott
Reductive Explanation (17)Raphael Van Riel
Theory Reduction (17)Raphael Van Riel
Interlevel Metaphysics* (890 | 6)
Metaphysics of Mind* (1,345 | 195)
Physicalism* (122 | 25)Andreas Elpidorou
Realization* (77 | 1)Ronald Endicott
Supervenience* (85 | 6)D. Gene Witmer
Unity of Science (26)
Interlevel Relations in Biology* (118 | 29)Laura Franklin-Hall
Interlevel Relations in Cognitive Science* (110 | 9)
Interlevel Relations in Physical Science* (74 | 6)
Interlevel Relations in Science, Misc (25)
Scientific Change (445 | 8)Howard Sankey
Evolutionary Epistemology* (97)Haggeo Cadenas
Conceptual Change in Science* (54)Howard Sankey
Convergent Realism* (16)Milena Ivanova
Incommensurability in Science (70)Howard Sankey
Research Programs* (29)Howard Sankey
Science and Values* (302 | 212)Matthew J. Brown
Scientific Change, Misc (57)
Scientific Progress (120)Yafeng Shan
Scientific Revolutions (76)Howard Sankey
Theory Change (114)Howard Sankey
Scientific Language (220 | 4)Howard Sankey
Cognitive Significance in Science (3)Howard Sankey
Conceptual Change in Science (54)Howard Sankey
Incommensurability in Science* (70)Howard Sankey
Operationalism (4)Howard Sankey
Ramsey Sentences (13)Howard Sankey
Reference in Science (13)Howard Sankey
Scientific Representation (93)
Scientific Language, Misc (36)Howard Sankey
Scientific Practice (918 | 71)Luana Poliseli
Experimentation in Science (93)
Measurement in Science (57)Alessandro Giordani
Observation in Science (46 | 13)
Observables (7)
The Observation-Theory Distinction (12)
Observation, Misc (14)
Prediction in Science (37)
Scientific Discovery (59)
Scientific Instruments (28)
Simulation in Science (73)Claus Beisbart
Thought Experiments* (157)Magdalena Balcerak Jackson
Science and Values (302 | 212)Matthew J. Brown
Inductive Risk* (50)Guy Axtell
Value-Free Science (29)
Theoretical Virtues* (262 | 8)Guy Axtell
Science and Values, Misc (61)
Applications of Science (24)
Scientific Imagination (20)
Scientific Practice, Misc (108)
Scientific Realism (833 | 8)Howard Sankey
Varieties of Scientific Realism (213 | 8)Milena Ivanova
Standard Scientific Realism (34)
Convergent Realism (16)Milena Ivanova
Deployment Realism (13)
Entity Realism (18)Milena Ivanova
Perspectival Realism (17)Helene Scott-Fordsmand
Scientific Semi-Realism (1)Milena Ivanova
Structural Realism (60)James Ladyman
Varieties of Scientific Realism, Misc (46)Milena Ivanova
Alternatives to Scientific Realism (150)Sebastian Lutz
Constructive Empiricism (35)Yafeng Shan
Scientific Conventionalism (13)
Natural Ontological Attitude (2)
Scientific Fictionalism (10)
Social Constructionism about Science (35)
Instrumentalism (17)
Alternatives to Scientific Realism, Misc (38)
Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism (266 | 50)Moti Mizrahi
Convergence and Scientific Realism (9)Moti Mizrahi
Abduction and Scientific Realism (38)Moti Mizrahi
Novel Predictions and Scientific Realism (8)Moti Mizrahi
The Observation-Theory Distinction* (12)
Underdetermination of Theory by Data* (106 | 5)Margaret Greta Turnbull
Historical Arguments Against Scientific Realism (64)Moti Mizrahi
The Miracle Argument for Scientific Realism (36)Moti Mizrahi
Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism, Misc (61)Moti Mizrahi
Truth and Verisimilitude (57)Gustavo Cevolani
Scientific Truth (29)Gustavo Cevolani
Verisimilitude (21)Gustavo Cevolani
Truth and Verisimilitude, Misc (7)Gustavo Cevolani
Scientific Realism, Misc (139)
Sociology of Science (319)Markus Seidel
Theories and Models (985 | 76)Arnon Levy
The Nature of Theories (129 | 19)
The Received View of Theories (6)
Research Programs (29)Howard Sankey
Semantic View of Theories (38)
The Nature of Theories, Misc (37)
Theoretical Virtues (262 | 8)Guy Axtell
Aesthetic Virtues in Science (10)Guy Axtell
Epistemological Conservatism (8)Guy Axtell
Falsification (35)Guy Axtell
Nonempirical Virtues (35)Guy Axtell
Robustness in Science (30)Guy Axtell
Simplicity and Parsimony (63)Guy Axtell
Theoretical Virtues, Misc (73)Guy Axtell
Underdetermination of Theory by Data (106 | 5)Margaret Greta Turnbull
Nonempirical Virtues* (35)Guy Axtell
Empirically Equivalent Theories (25)
Confirmation Holism* (21)
Quine-Duhem Thesis* (20)Margaret Greta Turnbull
Underdetermination of Theory by Data, Misc (76)
Scientific Models (294 | 16)James Nguyen
The Nature of Models (121)
Modeling Practices (53)
Models and Explanation (53)
Analogy in Science* (41)
Approximation (16)
Semantic View of Theories* (38)
Idealization* (70)
Scientific Representation* (93)
Simulation in Science* (73)Claus Beisbart
Scientific Models, Misc (35)
Idealization (70)
Theories and Models, Misc (48)
History/traditions: General Philosophy of Science
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