ABOUT THIS BOOK

This volume centers on philosophical issues of the life sciences, particularly genetics and psychology, and the relevance of statistical data as the foundation for inductive reasoning in areas such as vaccination testing, population genetics, evolutionary theory, and natural selection. Also discussed is the role of psychology in defining thought processes, experiences, and behaviors and their subsequent relation to scientific discovery, and advancing knowledge of the human condition and human potential.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Robert G. Colodny was professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, and the editor of numerous books on philosophy of science including: The Nature and Function of Scientific Theories: Essays in Contemporary Science and Philosophy; Paradigms and Paradoxes: The Philosophical Challenges of the Quantum Domain; and Mind and Cosmos: Essays in Contemporary Science and Philosophy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Shifting Foundations of Statistics

Testing Versus Information Models of Statistical Inference

Consilience of Inductions and te Problem of Conceptual Change in Science

Is Biology Different from Physics?

Teleology and selective Processes

Reduction, Reductionism, Values, and Progess in the Biomedical Sciences

Psychology and Scientfic Inquiry

Is Observation Theory- Laden? A Problem in Naturalistic Epistemology

Biology Without Consciousnes-and Its Consequences

Psychology and Societal Facts

Index of Names

Index of Topics

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