Understanding Perspectivism

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