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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 173)
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"Dilworth does not content himself with a mere philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of modern science, but tries to draw a lesson from the analysis applicable to the actual practice of science. Whereas in its beginnings modern science was a paradigm of open-mindedness, it is now in danger of becomming an ideology, due to its refusal to reflect on its own principles. The Metaphysics of Science performs the much-needed function of opening the doors to such reflection - both for professional philosophers and scientists themselves''. (L.E. Fleischhacker, Epistemologia)
From the reviews of the second edition:
"All scientific and technological disciplines deal with systems; all systems’ research have a philosophy; all philosophies have numerous meta-components comprising meta-subdisciplines and meta-topics. … Inasmuch as I strongly believe that every scientist (among many others) ought to know basic general and their specific-profession-related specialized philosophy, naturally with embedded mate-disciplines and meta-topics, Dilworth’s book is recommended." (Karl H. Wolf, International Journal of General Systems, Vol. 36 (5), 2007)
"Science makes metaphysical presuppositions. I must … at once declare an interest. … According to Dilworth, the three metaphysical principles constitute ‘the core of modern science’ … . They guide research and provide methodological rules. … Dilworth suggests that we need a new metaphysical paradigm for a new kind of science. … this book propounds an immensely important idea–even if one that received a much improved formulation at least twelve years before publication of the first edition." (Nicholas Maxwell, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, August, 2009)
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Book Title: The Metaphysics of Science
Book Subtitle: An Account of Modern Science in terms of Principles, Laws and Theories
Authors: Craig Dilworth
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8621-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996
eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8621-4Published: 17 April 2013
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 246
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Philosophy of Biology, Metaphysics, Epistemology