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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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• Intertheory Relations in Physics

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

• Laws of Nature

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

• Philosophy of Science

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

• Philosophy of Science Resources

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

• Philsci Archive

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

• Science Studies Web Server

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

• Scientific Explanation

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

• Scientific Realism

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

• Social Dimensions of Scientific Knowledge

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

• The Nature and Philosophy of Science

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

• Theories of Explanation

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

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