Table of Contents Introduction Michela Massimi and Casey D. McCoy Chapter 1. Pragmatism, Perspectivism, and the Historicity of Science Hasok Chang Chapter 2. Explanation, interdisciplinarity, and perspectives Melinda Bonnie Fagan Chapter 3. What is Perspectivism, and Does it Count as Realism? Paul Teller Chapter 4. Realism and Explanatory Perspectives Juha Saatsi Chapter 5. Universality and the Problem of Inconsistent Models Collin Rice Chapter 6. Representationalism in Measurement Theory. Structuralism or Perspectivalism? Johanna E. Wolff Chapter 7. Safe-and-substantive perspectivism David Danks Chapter 8. Charting the Heraclitean Brain: Perspectivism and Simplification in Models of the Motor Cortex Mazviita Chirimuuta Chapter 9. Cancer Modeling: the Advantages and Limitations of Multiple Perspectives Anya Plutynski Chapter 10. Perspectives, Representation, and Integration Sandra D. Mitchell

This edited collection is the first of its kind to explore the view called perspectivism in philosophy of science. The book brings together an array of essays that reflect on the methodological promises and scientific challenges of perspectivism in a variety of fields such as physics, biology, cognitive neuroscience, and cancer research, just as a few examples. What are the advantages of using a plurality of perspectives in a given scientific field and for interdisciplinary research? Can different perspectives be integrated? What is the relation between perspectivism, pluralism, and pragmatism? These ten new essays by top scholars in the field offer a polyphonic journey towards understanding the view called 'perspectivism' and its relevance to science.

Includes index.

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