{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-mechanisms-and-mechanical-philosophy-paperback","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Mechanisms and Mechanical Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart Glennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePhyllis Illari\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientists studying the burning of stars, the evolution of species, DNA, the brain, the economy, and social change, all frequently describe their work as searching for mechanisms. Despite this fact, for much of the twentieth century philosophical discussions of the nature of mechanisms remained outside philosophy of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Mechanisms and Mechanical Philosophy is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors, the \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into four Parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical perspectives on mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nature of mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanisms and the philosophy of science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisciplinary perspectives on mechanisms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin these Parts central topics and problems are examined, including the rise of mechanical philosophy in the seventeenth century; what mechanisms are made of and how they are organized; mechanisms and laws and regularities; how mechanisms are discovered and explained; dynamical systems theory; and disciplinary perspectives from physics, chemistry, biology, biomedicine, ecology, neuroscience, and the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of science, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e will also be of interest to those in related fields, such as metaphysics, philosophy of psychology, and history of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuart Glennan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Harry T. Ice Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Illari is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science in the Science and Technology Studies Department at University College London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 492\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.8 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616677916954,"sku":"9780367573416","price":111.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/yIuiuOIRKQ9780367573416.webp?v=1785464401","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-mechanisms-and-mechanical-philosophy-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}