The Philosophy of Philip Kitcher
Mark Couch and Jessica Pfeifer
Abstract
The Philosophy of Philip Kitcher includes eleven chapters on the work of Kitcher. The chapters are written by leading scholars in their field: Nancy Cartwright and Alexandre Marcellesi, Lorraine Daston, Daniel Dennett, John Dupré, Paul E. Griffiths, Michela Massimi, Karen Neander, Gideon Rosen, Michael Smith, Michael Strevens, and Jim Woodward. The contributors raise critical issues about various aspects of Kitcher’s work, and each chapter is followed by a reply from Kitcher. Topics covered include philosophy of math, philosophy of biology, ethics, epistemology, religion, and general issues in ... More
The Philosophy of Philip Kitcher includes eleven chapters on the work of Kitcher. The chapters are written by leading scholars in their field: Nancy Cartwright and Alexandre Marcellesi, Lorraine Daston, Daniel Dennett, John Dupré, Paul E. Griffiths, Michela Massimi, Karen Neander, Gideon Rosen, Michael Smith, Michael Strevens, and Jim Woodward. The contributors raise critical issues about various aspects of Kitcher’s work, and each chapter is followed by a reply from Kitcher. Topics covered include philosophy of math, philosophy of biology, ethics, epistemology, religion, and general issues in philosophy of science, including realism, explanation, causation, reductionism, and the various connections between science, democracy, values, and policy. This work is an essential reference for anyone interested in understanding this important philosopher or the many issues on which he has worked.
Keywords:
epistemology,
ethics,
philosophy of biology,
philosophy of math,
philosophy of science,
Philip Kitcher,
religion
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2016 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199381357 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: June 2016 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199381357.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Mark Couch, editor
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Seton Hall University
Jessica Pfeifer, editor
Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland, Baltimore
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