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- Book Title
- Scientific Representation: Paradoxes of Perspective
- ISBN-10
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- 9780199278237
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199278237
ISBN-13
9780199278237
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84573643
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Publication Name
Scientific Representation : Paradoxes of Perspective
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
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0.9 in
Item Weight
22.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
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Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
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One again, van Fraassen has given us an incredibly rich, learned and profound book that will be studied and argued about for decades to come., Since Representation is contemporary, varied, exciting, provocative, profound, and (sometimes) sketchy... and since Representation is very accessible... it is an ideal book for stirring up discussion in a reading group as well as for introducing students to a host of topics in the philosophy of science that are currently discussed in journals and on conferences., "Although Scientific Representation began life as a series of lectures, it is far more than that. Indeed, I regard it as the true successor to The Scientific Image , an even more mature exposition of an empiricist philosophy of science for a philosophical audience much broader than technical philosophers of science. It is a book rich in historical and contemporary insights which makes even greater breaks with the past than its influential predecessor. And the ever elegant style makes it a joy to read."--Ronald N. Giere, Philosophy of Science "Since Representation is contemporary, varied, exciting, provocative, profound and (sometimes) sketchy [ ] and since Representation is very accessible [ ] it is an ideal book for stirring up discussion in a reading group as well as for introducing students to a host of topics in the philosophy of science that are currently discussed in journals and on conferences."--Fred Muller, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, a typically erudite survey of many kinds of representation both outside science and within, ranging from portraits and perspective to maps and measurement... an ingenious thinker, Although... Scientific Representation began life as a series of lectures, it is far more than that. Indeed, I regard it as the true successor to The Scientific Image, an even more mature exposition of an empiricist philosophy of science for a philosophical audience much broader than technical philosophers of science. It is a book rich in historical and contemporary insights which makes even greater breaks with the past than its influential predecessor. And the everelegant style makes it a joy to read., develops a sophisticated, intriguing, subtle line of argument... This is a book with an important and intricate story to tell, and it does it with so much attention to historical, philosophical, scientific, and even artistic details that makes it an occasion for a thousand wider meditations., "In the space of a review of any substantial book it isn't possible to do more than gesture at possible replies. This is particularly so in a book of the scope and power of Scientific Representation. The argument is detailed and sophisticated. Realists have been given a great deal to overcome here." --Metaphilosophy"Although Scientific Representation began life as a series of lectures, it is far more than that. Indeed, I regard it as the true successor to The Scientific Image, an even more mature exposition of an empiricist philosophy of science for a philosophical audience much broader than technical philosophers of science. It is a book rich in historical and contemporary insights which makes even greater breaks with the past than its influential predecessor. And the ever elegant style makes it a joy to read." --Ronald N. Giere, Philosophy of Science"Since Representation is contemporary, varied, exciting, provocative, profound and (sometimes) sketchy [ ] and since Representation is very accessible [ ] it is an ideal book for stirring up discussion in a reading group as well as for introducing students to a host of topics in the philosophy of science that are currently discussed in journals and on conferences." --Fred Muller, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Densely argued, erudite and rich in examples from both art and science... Scientific Representation is both provocative and subtle, and will appeal to a more general readership as well as the science studies aficionado. It takes us beyond the issue of representation in science to offer one of the most well thought-out representations of science currently available., "In the space of a review of any substantial book it isn't possible to do more than gesture at possible replies. This is particularly so in a book of the scope and power ofScientific Representation.The argument is detailed and sophisticated. Realists have been given a great deal to overcome here." --Metaphilosophy "AlthoughScientific Representationbegan life as a series of lectures, it is far more than that. Indeed, I regard it as the true successor toThe Scientific Image, an even more mature exposition of an empiricist philosophy of science for a philosophical audience much broader than technical philosophers of science. It is a book rich in historical and contemporary insights which makes even greater breaks with the past than its influential predecessor. And the ever elegant style makes it a joy to read." --Ronald N. Giere,Philosophy of Science "Since Representation is contemporary, varied, exciting, provocative, profound and (sometimes) sketchy [ ] and since Representation is very accessible [ ] it is an ideal book for stirring up discussion in a reading group as well as for introducing students to a host of topics in the philosophy of science that are currently discussed in journals and on conferences." --Fred Muller,Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, "In the space of a review of any substantial book it isn't possible to do more than gesture at possible replies. This is particularly so in a book of the scope and power of Scientific Representation. The argument is detailed and sophisticated. Realists have been given a great deal to overcome here." -- Metaphilosophy "Although Scientific Representation began life as a series of lectures, it is far more than that. Indeed, I regard it as the true successor to The Scientific Image , an even more mature exposition of an empiricist philosophy of science for a philosophical audience much broader than technical philosophers of science. It is a book rich in historical and contemporary insights which makes even greater breaks with the past than its influential predecessor. And the ever elegant style makes it a joy to read." --Ronald N. Giere, Philosophy of Science "Since Representation is contemporary, varied, exciting, provocative, profound and (sometimes) sketchy [ ] and since Representation is very accessible [ ] it is an ideal book for stirring up discussion in a reading group as well as for introducing students to a host of topics in the philosophy of science that are currently discussed in journals and on conferences." --Fred Muller, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, "In the space of a review of any substantial book it isn't possible to do more than gesture at possible replies. This is particularly so in a book of the scope and power of Scientific Representation. The argument is detailed and sophisticated. Realists have been given a great deal to overcome here." --Metaphilosophy "Although Scientific Representation began life as a series of lectures, it is far more than that. Indeed, I regard it as the true successor to The Scientific Image, an even more mature exposition of an empiricist philosophy of science for a philosophical audience much broader than technical philosophers of science. It is a book rich in historical and contemporary insights which makes even greater breaks with the past than its influential predecessor. And the ever elegant style makes it a joy to read." --Ronald N. Giere, Philosophy of Science "Since Representation is contemporary, varied, exciting, provocative, profound and (sometimes) sketchy [ ] and since Representation is very accessible [ ] it is an ideal book for stirring up discussion in a reading group as well as for introducing students to a host of topics in the philosophy of science that are currently discussed in journals and on conferences." --Fred Muller, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Dewey Decimal
501
Table Of Content
PrefaceIntroduction: the 'picture theory of science'1. Representation1.1 Representation of, Representation as1.2 Imaging, Picturing, and Scaling1.3 Pictorial Perspective and the Indexical2. Windows, Engines, and Measurement2.1 A Window on the Invisible World (?)2.2 The Problem of Coordination2.3 Measurement as Representation (1) The Physical Correlate2.4 Measurement as Representation (2) Information3. Structure and Perspective3.1 From the Bildtheorie of science to paradox3.2 The Longest Journey: Bertrand Russell3.3 Carnap's Lost World and Putnam's Paradox3.4 An Empiricist Structuralism4. Appearance and Reality4.1 Appearance vs. Reality in the Sciences4.2 Rejecting the Appearance from Reality CriterionAppendicesBibliographyNotes
Synopsis
Bas C. van Fraassen presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. Science represents natural phenomena by means of theories, as well as in many concrete ways by such means as pictures, graphs, table-top models, and computer simulations. Scientific Representation begins with an inquiry into the nature of representation in general, drawing on such diverse sources as Plato's dialogues, the development of perspectival drawing in the Renaissance, and the geometric styles of modelling in modern physics. Starting with Mach's and Poincare's analyses of measurement and the 'problem of coordination', van Fraassen then presents a view of measurement outcomes as representations. With respect to the theories of contemporary science he defends an empiricist structuralist version of the 'picture theory' of science, through an inquiry into the paradoxes that came to light in twentieth-century philosophies of science. Van Fraassen concludes with an analysis of the complex relationship between appearance and reality in the scientific world-picture., Bas C. van Fraassen presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. He investigates the nature of representation in both science and art; he defends a distinctive position in contemporary philosophy of science; and he illuminates the complex relationship between appearance and reality., Bas C. van Fraassen presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. Science represents natural phenomena by means of theories, as well as in many concrete ways by such means as pictures, graphs, table-top models, and computer simulations. Scientific Representation begins with an inquiry into the nature of representation in general, drawing on such diverse sources as Plato's dialogues, the development of perspectival drawing in the Renaissance, and the geometric styles of modelling in modern physics. Starting with Mach's and Poincaré's analyses of measurement and the 'problem of coordination', van Fraassen then presents a view of measurement outcomes as representations. With respect to the theories of contemporary science he defends an empiricist structuralist version of the 'picture theory' of science, through an inquiry into the paradoxes that came to light in twentieth-century philosophies of science. Van Fraassen concludes with an analysis of the complex relationship between appearance and reality in the scientific world-picture.
LC Classification Number
Q175
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