A guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.
A guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.
The last twenty years have seen multiple methodological revolutions in the philosophy of science- There has been increased diversity concerning the questions asked, who asks those questions, who the relevant audiences are, and what the techniques and tools involved are. In Methods in the Philosophy of Science- A User's Guide, Sophie Veigl and Adrian Currie introduce this range of methods through both practical advice and philosophical reflection. Each chapter introduces the reader to a method or set of methods in the philosophy of science, discusses its advantages and limitations, and provides practical guidance on how to learn skills relevant to applying the method.
The volume fulfills several critical roles. First, by introducing and discussing methods in the philosophy of science, the collection increases philosophers' awareness of methodological options-of particular importance for younger scholars who are often not exposed to the diversity of practice. Second, the collection's practical focus will aid established philosophers in diversifying their own methodological toolkits. Third, collecting this diversity serves as a ground for philosophical reflection on what we, as philosophers, take ourselves to be capable of. Fourth, the collection hopes to increase interdisciplinary links between philosophy and other fields by laying clear the methodological continuity and complement between them.
By:
Sophie J. Veigl,
Adrian Currie
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262552240
ISBN 10: 0262552248
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 19 August 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents Philosophy of Science - A User’s Guide Philosophy of Science - A User’s Guide Acknowledgements Introduction Transforming and Reorienting 1. Transdisciplinary Methods in Philosophy of Science: The Conde Project 2. Towards trans* & queer methodologies in philosophy of science: An exploratory exercise outside cisheteronormativity. 3. Practicing Feminist Philosophy of Science: an epistemic perspective on power relations, relationships, and non-binaries. 4. A Philosopher of Science in the Ethnographic Museum. Decolonizing and Ontology. Saving The Baby 5. Conceptual Analysis Plus 6. Rational Reconstructions 7. Thought Experiments Repositioned 8. Formal Modeling of Scientific Theories 9. Corresponding Domains: Advice on applying mathematics in the philosophy of science 10. Thinking with Case Studies in the Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Science At, In, and With… 11. Field Philosophy of Science: Externally Motivated and Externally Engaged 12. Doing Public Engagement with Science as a Philosopher of Science 13. ‘Philosophy in science’, a Distinctive approach combining philosophy and science. 14. Methods in the Metaphysics of Science 15. Metaphysics of Scientific Practice 16. Towards an Applied Philosophy of Mathematics Going Social 17. Research Design for Philosophy of Science in Practice 18. Answering Philosophical Questions with Qualitative Interviews 19. Experiments in Philosophy of Science 20. Integrative Philosophy and Sociology of Science: The Example of the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge Going Digital 21. Textual Analysis and Conceptual Cartography 22. Empirical Network Analysis as a Method in Philosophy of Science 23. Methods for Modelers of Science Going Historical 24. Historicizing Epistemology—Historiographic Practices for the Uninitiated 25. Philosophy of Science in the Archive 26. History of Philosophy of Science 27. Meta-pragmaticism as a Philosophical Methodology?
Sophie J. Veigl is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Vienna. Adrian Currie is Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at the University of Exeter.
