The Nature of Scientific Knowledge ― An Explanatory Approach

Thisbook offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the epistemology ofscience. It not only introduces readers to the general epistemologicaldiscussion of the nature of knowledge, but also provides key insights into theparticular nuances of scientific knowledge. No prior knowledge of philosophy orscience is assumed by The Nature ofScientific Knowledge. Nevertheless, the reader is taken on a journeythrough several core concepts of epistemology and philosophy of science thatnot only explores the characteristics of the scientific knowledge ofindividuals but also the way that the development of scientific knowledge is a particularlysocial endeavor. The topics covered in this book are of keen interest tostudents of epistemology and philosophy of science as well as science educatorsinterested in the nature of scientific knowledge. In fact, as a result of its clear andengaging approach to understanding scientific knowledge The Nature of Scientific Knowledge is a book that anyone interestedin scientific knowledge, knowledge in general, and any of a myriad of relatedconcepts would be well advised to study closely.

Kevin McCain is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at theUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham.? Hisresearch focuses on issues in epistemology and philosophy ofscience—particularly where these areas intersect. In addition to numerousjournal articles, he has published a research monograph on the nature ofepistemic justification, Evidentialismand Epistemic Justification.? He isalso currently co-editing (with Ted Poston) a volume on inference to the bestexplanation and a volume on philosophical skepticism.