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Philosophy and Climate Science
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418 g
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229x152x16 mm
Beschreibung:
Eric Winsberg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the author of Science in the Age of Computer Simulation (2010) and has published in a number of philosophy journals including Philosophy of Science, the Journal of Philosophy, the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, and Synthese.
Preface; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; 1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Models; 4. Simulations; 5. Chaos; 6. Probability; 7. Confidence; 8. Decision; 9. Values; 10. Skill; 11. Robustness; 12. Diversity; 13. Social epistemology; 14. Epilogue; Appendix: structural stability and the 'Hawkmoth Effect'; References; Index.
A comprehensive and accessible introduction, as well as an original contribution, to the main philosophical issues raised by climate science.