Philosophy of Science for Scientists

Part I: What is Science?.- 1 The Evolution of Science.- 2 Knowledge.- 3 Hypotheses and Hypothesis Testing.- 4 On Scientific Data.- 5 Qualitative Data and Methods.- 6 Theories about the Development of Science.- Part II: Philosophical Reflections on Four Core concenpts in Science: Causes, Explanations, Laws and Models.- 7 On Causes and Correlations.- 8 Explanations.- 9 Explanation in the Humanities and Social Sciences.- 10 Scientific Laws.- 11 Theories, Models and Reality.- Part III: Some Auxiliaries.- 12 The Mind-Body Problem.- 13 Science and Values.- 14 Some Recent Trends in Science.- Appendix – Logical Forms.- Definitions of Some Core Concepts.- Answers to Exercises in Chapters 3, 7, 8, and 9.- Index.- Literature.