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On Scientific Representations

From Kant to a New Philosophy of Science

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  1. Giovanni Boniolo
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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Concepts and Objects

    • Giovanni Boniolo
    Pages 1-81

  3. Laws of Nature

    • Giovanni Boniolo
    Pages 82-169

  4. Theories, Models, Thought Experiments and Counterfactuals

    • Giovanni Boniolo
    Pages 170-218

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 219-251
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About this book

Scientific concepts, laws, theories and models are representations but are uniquely different. This book explores each within an original, philosophical framework rooted in the Kantian tradition. Through a revisionist historical approach, it shows how this tradition helps us rethink contemporary issues in epistemology and the philosophy of science.

About the author

GIOVANNI BONIOLO Lectures at the the Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM, Milano), Italy, and is the scientific coordinator of the PhD program in 'Foundations of Life Science and their Ethical Consequences' at the European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM, Milano). He has published extensively in philosophy of science, epistemology and bioethics. He has co-edited Mathematics and Physics: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Springer, 2005) and Evolutionary Ethics and Contemporary Biology (Cambridge University Press, 2006).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: On Scientific Representations

  • Book Subtitle: From Kant to a New Philosophy of Science

  • Authors: Giovanni Boniolo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230206571

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-52208-4Published: 25 April 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35675-1Published: 01 January 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-20657-1Published: 25 April 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 251

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Analytic Philosophy

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