Abstract

Introduction Part I. Selection in Biological Evolution: 1. Interactors versus vehicles 2. Taking vehicles seriously 3. A general analysis of selection, with Rod Langman and Sigrid Glenn Part II. Selection in the Evolution of Science: 4. A mechanism and its metaphysics 5. Why scientists behave scientifically 6. What's wrong with invisible-hand explanations? Part III. Testing our Views about Science: 7. A function for actual examples in philosophy of science 8. The evolution of conceptual systems in science 9. Testing philosophical claims about science 10. That just don't sound right: a plea for real examples in philosophy of science 11. Studying the study of science scientifically.

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