Undergraduate Module Descriptor

PHL3026: Philosophy of Science

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Selections from:

Barnes, B., Bloor, D., & Henry, J. (1996) Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Cartwright, N. (1983) How the Laws of Physics Lie. Oxford: Clarendon.

Curd, M., Cover, J.A. and Pincock (Eds.) (2012) Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues. New York: Norton.

Godfrey-Smith, P. (2003) Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Goodman, N. (1954) Fact, Fiction, and Forecast. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Kuhn, T. (1970) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago: Chicago University Press.

Latour, B. (1987) Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Lipton, P. (1991) Inference to the Best Explanation. New York: Routledge.

Okasha, S. (2002) Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: OUP.

Popper, K. (1959) The Logic of Scientific Discovery. London: Routledge.

Psillos, S. (1999) Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth. London: Routledge.

Van Frassen, B. (1980) The Scientific Image. Oxford: Clarendon.