Philosophy of Science by George Kampis
Geroge Kampis is a very versatile scientist. Areas of expertise: philosophy of science, cognitive science, evolutionary biology. All these predestined him to write about the philosophy of science in an understandable way and at a high level. I am convinced that his book, which has just been published, fills the gap. Anyone who is even slightly involved in scientific research, or is writing a thesis, or even a doctoral dissertation, should also read the book through. Especially the second part of the book, which deals with such exciting issues as complexity and induction, essentialism, causality, and hypothesis testing. Here he writes about all the methods that are meant to filter out false conclusions, help to separate scientific results from assumptions that have not yet been proven, to expose fake research when the size of the sample or its composition is not suitable for drawing correct conclusions. The special merit of the book is that, in addition to clearly explaining how these methods work, it also highlights that, unfortunately, they also have weak points and debatable results. But the first part of the book is also useful. It provides the intellectual and philosophical background with which science can be examined through the lens of philosophy.
George Kampis is thinking of those readers who are not philosophers too, who are not skilled in this field of philosophy. He explains all concepts immediately with simple words and examples, and makes more complex and abstract theories understandable through simple everyday examples. The attentive reader will also understand why outdated theories, which are no longer verified by new research, survive for a long time. Why is it difficult for the new theory to make its way, why is it difficult to refute the usual paradigm and replace it with a new paradigm.