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PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Scientific Understanding Philosophical Perspectives edited by HenK de reGt, SAbInA leonellI, and KAI eIGner “An excellent work, which clearly argues that science, a product of human activity, cannot exist apart and separately from the humans that perform science, but rather must function in the interstices between them to create a pluralism of understanding. Highly recommended.” —Choice “How to understand scientific understanding is fast becoming a ‘hot’ topic within the philosophy of science. This eclectic and wide-ranging collection makes a virtue out of the diversity of views on the subject. Featuring some of the best researchers in this area, it surveys the terrain and sets new directions for future research.” —Steven French, University of Leeds 2009 • 368 pp. 978-0-8229-4378-5 • Cloth • $65.00 ITEM NO. 513 • SALE PRICE $52.00 eBook available To most scientists, and to those interested in the sciences, understanding is the ultimate aim of scientific endeavor. In spite of this, understanding, and how it is achieved, has received little attention in recent philosophy of science. Scientific Understanding seeks to reverse this trend by providing original and in-depth accounts of the concept of understanding and its essential role in the scientific process. to this end, the chapters in this volume explore and develop three key topics: understanding and explanation, understanding and models, and understanding in scientific practice. earlier philosophers, such as Carl Hempel, dismissed understanding as subjective and pragmatic. they believed that the essence of science was to be found in scientific theories and explanations. In Scientific Understanding, the contributors maintain that we must also consider the relation between explanations and the scientists who construct and use them. they focus on understanding as the cognitive state that is a goal of explanation and on the understanding of theories and models as a means to this end. the chapters in this book highlight the multifaceted nature of the process of scientific research. the contributors examine current uses of theory, models, simulations, and experiments to evaluate the degree to which these elements contribute to understanding. their analyses pay due attention to the roles of intelligibility, tacit knowledge, and feelings of understanding. Furthermore, they investigate how understanding is obtained within diverse scientific disciplines and examine how the acquisition of understanding depends on specific contexts, the objects of study, and the stated aims of research. 14 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS • History and Philosophy of Science
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