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9781402062742

Rethinking Scientific Change and Theory Comparison

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    9781402062742

  • ISBN10:

    1402062745

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-08-03
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag

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The volume is a collection of essays devoted to the analysis of scientific change and stability. It explores the balance and tension that exist between commensurability and continuity on the one hand, and incommensurability and discontinuity on the other. Moreover, it discusses some central epistemological consequences regarding the nature of scientific progress, rationality and realism. In relation to these topics, it investigates a number of new avenues, and revisits some familiar issues, with a focus on the history and philosophy of physics, and an emphasis on developments in cognitive sciences as well as on the claims of 'œnew experimentalists'.The book constitutes fully revised versions of papers which were originally presented at the international colloquium held at the University of Nancy, France, in June 2004. Each paper is followed by a critical commentary. The conference was a striking example of the sort of genuine dialogue that can take place between philosophers of science, historians of science and scientists who come from different traditions and endorse opposing commitments. This is one of the attractions of the volume.

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Incommensurability, As Differences in Quasi-Intuitive Cognitive Capacities: A Task for Psychology?p. 19
Incommensurability Naturalizedp. 21
Commentary on Bird's Paperp. 41
Incommensurability in a Wittgensteinian Perspective: How to Make Sense of Nonsensep. 47
Nonsense and Paradigm Changep. 49
Commentary on Baltas' Paperp. 71
Intra-Theoretical Change, as a Subjective Creative Elucidation of an Objective Formerly Present Contentp. 85
From One Version to the Other: Intra-theoretical Changep. 87
Commentary on Barberousse's Paperp. 103
Investigating the Continuities of Scientific Theorizing: A Task for the Bayesian?p. 107
Modeling High-Temperature Superconductivity: Correspondence at Bay?p. 109
Commentary on Hartmann's Paperp. 131
From the Cumulativity of Physical Predictions to the Cumulativity of Physicsp. 143
Is Science Cumulative? A Physicist Viewpointp. 145
Commentary on D'Espagnat's Paperp. 153
From Denotational Continuity to Entity Realismp. 157
The Optimistic Meta-Induction and Ontological Continuity: The Case of the Electronp. 159
Commentary on Nola's Paperp. 203
Is a Realist Interpretation of Quantum Physics Possible?p. 207
Can we Consider Quantum Mechanics to be a Description of Reality?p. 209
Commentary on Zwirn' Paperp. 219
Ontological Continuity: A Policy for Model Building or an Argument in Favour of Scientific Realism?p. 223
Reasons for Choosing Among Readings of Equipollent Theoriesp. 225
Commentary on Harre's Paperp. 239
A Change of Perspective: Dissolving the Incommensurability Problem in the Framework of a Theoretical Pluralism Incorporating an Instrumental Rationalityp. 245
Of Course Idealizations are Incommensurable!p. 247
Commentary on Teller's Paperp. 265
What Can Philosophical Theories of Scientific Method Do?p. 271
The Aim and Structure of Methodological Theoryp. 273
Commentary on Carrier's Paperp. 291
A New Kind of Incommensurability at the Level of Experimental Practices?p. 297
The Incommensurability of Experimental Practices: An Incommensurability of What? An Incommensurability of a Third Type?p. 299
Commentary on Soler's Paperp. 341
Pragmatic Breakdowns: A New Kind of Scientific Revolution?p. 349
Disruptive Scientific Changep. 351
Commentary on Nickles' Paperp. 381
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