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Individuation, Process, and Scientific Practices

Editat de Otávio Bueno, Ruey-Lin Chen, Melinda Bonnie Fagan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 ian 2019
What things count as individuals, and how do we individuate them? It is a classic philosophical question often tackled from the perspective of analytic metaphysics. This volume proposes that there is another channel by which to approach individuation -- from that of scientific practices. From this perspective, the question then becomes: How do scientists individuate things and, therefore, count them as individuals? This volume collects the work of philosophers of science to engage with this central philosophical conundrum from a new angle, highlighting the crucial topic of experimental individuation and building upon recent, pioneering work in the philosophy of science. An introductory chapter foregrounds the problem of individuation, arguing it should be considered prior to the topic of individuality. The following chapters address individuation and individuality from a variety of perspectives, with prominent themes being the importance of experimentation, individuation as a process, and pluralism in individuation's criteria. Contributions examine individuation in a wide range of sciences, including stem cell biology, particle physics, and community ecology. Other chapters examine the metaphysics of individuation, its bearing on realism/antirealism debates, and interrogate epistemic aspects of individuation in scientific practice.In exploring individuation from the philosophy of biology, physics, and other scientific subjects, this volume ultimately argues for the possibility of several criteria of individuation, upending the tenets of traditional metaphysics. It provides insights for philosophers of science, but also for scientists interested in the conceptual foundations of their work.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780190636814
ISBN-10: 0190636815
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: 24
Dimensiuni: 236 x 157 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

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...this is an important volume full of excellent contributions.
This book is a testament not just to the philosophical complexity of such questions, but also to the relevance of such questions for doing good science, and hence, for doing good philosophy of science.
I recommend this book for philosophers of all sciences as a touchstone for the individuality debate's past and future directions ... it does the tough work of opening the possibility space for how to move forward, while at the same time identifying what might need to be left behind.
The volume entices one to read from cover to cover and is likely to serve as a cornerstone reference for future work on individuation in the philosophy and history of science.
The breadth and depth with which this volume addresses questions of individuality is truly impressive. Each chapter makes a fascinating contribution to ongoing debates in the philosophical literature ... The volume entices one to read from cover to cover and is likely to serve as a cornerstone reference for future work on individuation in the philosophy and history of science.

Notă biografică

Otávio Bueno is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Miami. He works in the philosophies of science, of mathematics and of logic, epistemology, and philosophy of art. He is the author of Applying Mathematics: Immersion, Inference, Interpretation (with Steven French, Oxford University Press), and over 180 research articles. He is editor-in-chief of Synthese.Ruey-Lin Chen is Professor of Philosophy at National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. His current research interest is in the philosophy of science across physical, biological, and experimental cases. He is the author of four books and more than forty articles in history and philosophy of science in Chinese. He also published a number of journal articles and book chapters in English. Melinda Bonnie Fagan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah, where she holds the Sterling M. McMurrin Chair. Her research focuses on experimental practice in biology(particularly stem cell and developmental biology), explanation, and modeling. She is the author of Philosophy of Stem Cell Biology (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and more than forty articles and book chapters on topics in philosophy of science and biology.