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245 00 $aWhat is scientific knowledge? :$ban introduction to contemporary epistemology of science /$cedited by Kevin McCain and Kostas Kampourakis.
264 1 $aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY :$bRoutledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,$c2020.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aWhat Is Scientific Knowledge? is a much-needed collection of introductory-level chapters on the epistemology of science. Renowned historians, philosophers, science educators, and cognitive scientists have authored 19 original contributions specifically for this volume. The chapters, accessible for students in both philosophy and the sciences, serve as helpful introductions to the primary debates surrounding scientific knowledge. First-year undergraduates can readily understand the variety of discussions in the volume, and yet advanced students and scholars will encounter chapters rich enough to engage their many interests. The variety and coverage in this volume make it the perfect choice for the primary text in courses on scientific knowledge. It can also be used as a supplemental book in classes in epistemology, philosophy of science, and other related areas. Key features: * an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the epistemology of science for a wide variety of students (both undergraduate- and graduate-level) and researchers * written by an international team of senior researchers and the most promising junior scholars * addresses several questions that students and lay people interested in science may already have, including questions about how scientific knowledge is gained, its nature, and the challenges it faces.
545 0 $aKevin McCain is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. His published research includes Evidentialism and Epistemic Justification (2014), The Nature of Scientific Knowledge: An Explanatory Approach (2016), and, with Kostas Kampourakis, Uncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance (2019). Kostas Kampourakis is a researcher in science education and a lecturer at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. His most recent authored books are Making Sense of Genes (2017), Turning Points: How Critical Events Have Driven Human Evolution, Life and Development (2018), and, with Kevin McCain, Uncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance (2019). He has also co-edited, with Michael Reiss, Teaching Biology in Schools: Global Research, Issues and Trends (2018).
588 0 $aOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 01, 2019).
505 0 $aPART I How is scientific knowledge generated? -- How many scientists does it take to have knowledge -- What attitude should scientists have?: good academic practice as a precondition for the production of knowledge -- How do medical researchers make causal inferences? -- How do explanations lead to scientific knowledge?* -- What is scientific understanding and how can it be achieved? -- PART II What is the nature of scientific knowledge? -- What are scientific concepts? -- How can we tell science from pseudoscience? -- How do we know that 2+2=4? -- Is scientific knowledge special?: Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose -- Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers? -- PART III Does bias affect our access to scientific knowledge? -- Why do logically incompatible beliefs seem psychologically compatible?: science, pseudoscience, religion ... -- Do our intuitions mislead us?: the role of human bias in scientific inquiry
505 0 $aCan scientific knowledge sift the wheat from the tares?: a brief history of bias (and fears about bias) in science -- What grounds do we have for the validity of scientific findings?: the new worries about science -- Is science really value free and objective?: from objectivity to scientific integrity -- PART IV Is scientific knowledge limited? -- Should we trust our scientific theories say? -- What are the limits of scientific explanation? -- Should we accept scientism?: the argument from self-referential incoherence -- How are the uncertainties in scientific knowledge represented in the public sphere?: the genetics of intelligence as ... -- Index.
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