{"product_id":"scientific-theories-and-philosophical-stances-claus-beisbart-9783111019635","title":"Scientific Theories and Philosophical Stances: Themes from Van Fraassen","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the publication of his seminal monograph \"The scientific image\", Bas van Fraassen is a key figure in philosophy of science. In this book, other philosophers with various outlooks critically discuss his work on theories, empiricism and philosophical stances. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book starts with a new article by van Fraassen on his preferred account of theories, the so-called semantic view. This account is now 50 years old, and van Fraassen takes this anniversary as an opportunity to review the account, its history and the philosophical discussion about it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the main part of the book, Nancy Cartwright, Finnur Dellsén, Matthias Egg, Steven French, Michael Friedman, Milena Ivanova and Michela Massimi discuss van Fraassen's contributions to philosophy. Three chapters focus on his engagement with realism (French, Friedman, Ivanova). Others study his voluntarism (Cartwright) and his view on representation (Massimi). Finally, there are contributions about his elaboration of empiricism (Dellsén) and his proposal to consider philosophical positions as stances (Egg). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume includes a laudatio written by Steven French and finishes with a reply by van Fraassen to his critics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claus Beisbart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3111019632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783111019635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Claus Beisbart","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47424540377343,"sku":"9783111019635","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_079b9907-a003-40b0-ba5d-3ab3a9c9acae.jpg?v=1761530908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scientific-theories-and-philosophical-stances-claus-beisbart-9783111019635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}