What is Scientific Knowledge? : An Introduction to Contemporary Epistemology of Science (Hardcover)

Notes on Contributors ix Preface Part I: How is scientific knowledge generated? 1 How many scientists does it take to have knowledge? Jeroen de Ridder 2 What attitude should scientists have? Good academic practice a　precondition for the production of knowledge Thomas Reydon 3 How do medical researchers make causal inferences? Olaf Dammann, Ted Poston, and Paul Thagard 4 How do explanations lead to scientific knowledge? Kevin McCain 5 What is scientific understanding and how can it be achieved? Henk W. de Regt and Christoph Baumberger Part II: What is the nature of scientific knowledge? 6 What are scientific concepts? Theodore Arabatzis 7 How can we tell science from pseudoscience? Stephen Law 8 How do we know that 2+2=4? Carrie Jenkins 9 Is scientific knowledge special? Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose Richard Fumerton 10 Can scientific knowledge by measured by numbers? Hanne Andersen Part III: Does bias affect our access to scientific knowledge? 11 Why do logically incompatible beliefs seem psychologically compatible? Science, pseudoscience, religion, and superstition Andrew Shtulman and Andrew Young 12 Do our intuitions mislead us? The role of human bias in scientific inquiry Susan A. Gelman and Kristan A. Marchak 13 Can scientific knowledge sift the wheat from the tares? A brief history of bias (and fears about bias) in science Erik L. Peterson 14 What grounds do we have for the validity of scientific findings? The new worries about science Janet Kourany 15 Is science really value free and objective? From objectivity to scientific integrity Matthew J. Brown Part IV: Is scientific knowledge limited? 16 Should we trust what our scientific theories say? Dana Tulodziecki and Martin Curd 17 What are the limits of scientific explanation? Sara Gottlieb and Tania Lombrozo 18 Should we accept scientism? The argument from self-referential incoherence Rik Peels 19 How are the uncertainties in scientific knowledge represented in the public sphere? The genetics of intelligence as a case study Kostas Kampourakis Index