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Contents<br />

Notes on Contribu<strong>to</strong>rs vii<br />

Preface x<br />

1 A Brief His<strong>to</strong>rical Introduction <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Philosophy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Science</strong> 1<br />

Peter Machamer<br />

2 <strong>Philosophy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Science</strong>: Classic Debates, Standard Problems,<br />

Future Prospects 18<br />

John Worrall<br />

3 Explanation 37<br />

Jim Woodward<br />

4 Structures <strong>of</strong> Scientific <strong>The</strong>ories 55<br />

Carl F. Craver<br />

5 Reduction, Emergence and Explanation 80<br />

Michael Silberstein<br />

6 Models, Metaphors and Analogies 108<br />

Daniela M. Bailer-Jones<br />

7 Experiment and Observation 128<br />

James Bogen<br />

8 Induction and Probability 149<br />

Alan Hájek and Ned Hall<br />

9 <strong>Philosophy</strong> <strong>of</strong> Space–Time Physics 173<br />

Craig Callender and Carl Hoefer<br />

10 Interpreting Quantum <strong>The</strong>ories 199<br />

Laura Ruetsche<br />

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