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The philosophy of science is concerned with the philosophical interpretation and study of the natural sciences, in particular, physics, biology, and mathematics.

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The Nature and Philosophy of Science

Examines the components, limitations, and popular mistaken beliefs of science and the scientific method. The web page also contains a section on scientific legitimacy.
http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/tisthammerw/science.html

Incommensurability Literature

Bibliography on incommensurability and related matters.
http://sun1.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/zeww/inc.conf.litlist.html

Theories of Explanation

Entry on explanation in the sciences from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/explanat.htm

Philosophy of Science

Essays on philosophy of science from the Proceedings of the Friesian School, Fourth Series.
http://www.friesian.com/science.htm

Science Studies Web Server

Resource site at the University of Missouri.
http://scistud.umkc.edu/

WSRC - Critical Realism

An independent site highlighting the development, interrogation, explication, and application of critical realist methods and analyses; features a bibliography, a glossary, and an archive of papers.
http://www.raggedclaws.com/criticalrealism/

What Is Science?

Overview of the theory of science from an anthroposophical point of view.
http://hem.passagen.se/thebee/SCIENCE/Science.htm

Scientific Realism

Stanford Encyclopedia entry on thesis that science discovers truths about a theory-independent reality; by Richard Boyd.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-realism/

Social Dimensions of Scientific Knowledge

Discussess the impact of social relations and values on scientific research; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Helen Longino.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-knowledge-social/

Intertheory Relations in Physics

Discussion of theory reduction in science; by Robert Batterman from the Stanford Encyclopedia.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physics-interrelate/

Philsci Archive

An electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science.
http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/
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Scientific Explanation

Philosophical theories about the nature of explanation in science; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by James Woodward.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-explanation/

Laws of Nature

Philosophical theories about what it is to be a law; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by John W. Carroll.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laws-of-nature/

Lewis Micro-Publishing - Natural Systems

Discusses the notion of natural systems theory.
http://www.lewismicropublishing.com/Publications/NaturalSystems/

Psychology and Science

An overview of certain key issues in the philosophy of science, with an emphasis on the work of Popper, Kuhn and Feyerabend.
http://www.sar.bolton.ac.uk/ltl/lecture2/intro.htm

Philosophy of Science Resources

Resource page supplementing Bruce Janz' philosophy of science course.
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/science/

Abuddhas Memes

Weblog dedicated to science, philosophy, education and freedom.
http://www.drmenlo.com/abuddha/bookmark.htm

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