Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science

About the Contributors.

Preface.

Introduction: What is the Philosophy of Science.

Part I: Do Thought Experiments Transcend Empiricism?.

Part II: Does Probability Capture the Logic of Scientific Confirmation or Justification?.

Part III: Can a Theory's Predictive Success Warrant Belief in the Unobservable Entities it Postulates?.

Part IV: Are There Laws in the Social Sciences?.

Part V: Are Causes Physically Connected to their Effects?.

Part VI: Is There a Puzzle about the Low Entropy Past?.

Part VII: Do Genes Encode Information About Phenotypic Traits.

Part VIII: Is the Mind a System of Modules Shaped by Natural Selection?.

Index