Overview

This volume builds on two recent developments in philosophy on the relationship between art and science: the notion of representation and the role of values in theory choice and the development of scientific theories. Its aim is to address questions regarding scientific creativity and imagination, the status of scientific performances—such as thought experiments and visual aids—and the role of aesthetic considerations in the context of discovery and justification of scientific theories. Several contributions focus on the concept of beauty as employed by practising scientists, the aesthetic factors at play in science and their role in decision making. Other essays address the question of scientific creativity and how aesthetic judgment resolves the problem of theory choice by employing aesthetic criteria and incorporating insights from both objectivism and subjectivism. The volume also features original perspectives on the role of the sublime in science and sheds light on the empirical work studying the experience of the sublime in science and its relation to the experience of understanding. The Aesthetics of Science tackles these topics from a variety of novel and thought-provoking angles. It will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in philosophy of science and aesthetics, as well as other subdisciplines such as epistemology and philosophy of mathematics.

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Author:   Milena Ivanova ,  Steven French
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781032337180

ISBN 10:   1032337184
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   13 June 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Milena Ivanova and Steven French 2. Epistemic Gatekeepers: The Role of Aesthetic Factors in Science Catherine Elgin 3. Getting the Picture: Towards a New Account of Scientific Understanding Letitia Meynell 4. Imagination, Aesthetic Feelings, and Scientific Reasoning Cain Todd 5. Beauty, Truth and Understanding Milena Ivanova 6. A Plea for the Sublime in Science Margherita Arcangeli and Jérome Dokic 7. How Can Loveliness be a Guide to Truth? Inference to the Best Explanation and Exemplars Alexander Bird 8. The Aesthetic and Literary Qualities of Scientific Thought Experiments Alice Murphy 9. Epistemic Radicals and The Vice of Arrogance as a Counterfeit to the Virtue of Assured Epistemic Ambition Matthew Kieran 10. Performance and Practice: Situating the Aesthetic Qualities of Theories Steven French

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The papers are quite consistent and follow a nice structure. Even if you are working on more technical issues in the philosophy of science, it would nice to read some of these papers to have a new and enlightening look on how our understanding of the actual work of science might be extended. - Adam Tamsa Tuboly, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

"""The papers are quite consistent and follow a nice structure. Even if you are working on more technical issues in the philosophy of science, it would nice to read some of these papers to have a new and enlightening look on how our understanding of the actual work of science might be extended."" - Adam Tamsa Tuboly, Hungarian Academy of Sciences"

Author Information

Steven French is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds, UK. He is a co-editor of Thinking about Science, Reflecting on Art (Routledge, 2017) and Co-Editor-in-Chief of The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. Milena Ivanova is Teaching Associate in the Department for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge and Bye-Fellow at Fitzwilliam College

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