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The Philosophy of Science (Bradford Books)

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The book includes essays and articles from most well-known philosophers of science, in practically every branch and school (from Kuhn to Cartwright). It is an excellent text for gaining a broader insight into the subject, but not quite for beginners. An excellent addition to a science and/or philosophy library for its broad scope.

As another reviewer stated, this is NOT a book for the beginner in philosophy of science. An undergraduate philosophy student who has taken other upper-level philosophy courses may have a slightly easier time with it, but some concepts are proper of scientific epistemology and require either previous expertise or thorough discussion on the instructor's part.

The content itself, of course, is excellent and quite comprehensive. Just consider your level of philosophical education and know what you're getting.

This book is a kind of classic in that it has been widely adopted as a college textbook.
The only problem with book is that writing is archaic (some of the articles were written nearly 50 years ago), and thus hard to read.
After finishing this book, you may have a feeling of relief (for reading up a hard-to-read book) and excitement (for learning a lot about
philosophy of science).