Philosophy and climate science / Eric Winsberg.
Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018Copyright date: �2018Description: xiv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781107195691
- 1107195691
- 9781316646922
- 1316646920
- 363.738/7401 23
- QC903 .W587 2018
- ASLI Choice Award
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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BOOK | NCAR Library Mesa Lab | QC903 .W587 2018 | 1 | Available | 50583020008268 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index.
Introduction -- Data -- Models -- Simulations -- Chaos -- Probability -- Confidence -- Decision -- Values -- Skill -- Robustness -- Diversity -- Social epistemology -- Epilogue -- Appendix : Structural stability and the "Hawkmoth Effect".
"There continues to be a vigorous public debate in our society about the status of climate science. Much of the skepticism voiced in this debate suffers from a lack of understanding of how the science works--in particular the complex interdisciplinary scientific modeling activities such as those which are at the heart of climate science. In this book Eric Winsberg shows clearly and accessibly how philosophy of science can contribute to our understanding of climate science, and how it can also shape climate policy debates and provide a starting point for research. Covering a wide range of topics including the nature of scientific data, modeling, and simulation, his book provides a detailed guide for those willing to look beyond ideological proclamations, and enriches our understanding of how climate science relates to important concepts such as chaos, unpredictability, and the extent of what we know."--Page 4 of cover.
ASLI Choice Award