Richard Ned Lebow: Major Texts on Methods and Philosophy of Science

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-40026-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 133 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 3435 g

Reihe: Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice

This book about the philosophy of science is the second out of four volumes by Richard Ned Lebow in this book series. It not only provides a useful overview of this broad topic, but also provides deeper insight into specific topics like the philosophy of science causation, epistemology and methods, and especially on counter factual analysis.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lebow, Richard Ned

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- What Can We Know? How Do We Know.- Social Science as Case-Based Diagnostics.- If Mozart Had Died at Your Age: Psychologic vs. Statistical Inference.- Texts, Paradigms and Political Change.- Constructing Cause in International Relations.

Über Autor(innen)

In a career spanning six decades Richard Ned Lebow has made contributions to the study of international relations, political and intellectual history, motivational and social psychology, philosophy of science, and classics. He has authored, coauthored or edited 30 books and almost 250 peer reviewed articles.