This book collects papers from four workshops organized by the ESF Research Networking Programme "The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective". A major theme of the volume is analysis of the concept of probability for various philosophical purposes.

This volume sheds light on still unexplored issues and raises new questions in the main areas addressed by the philosophy of science. Bringing together selected papers from three main events, the book presents the most advanced scientific results in the field and suggests innovative lines for further investigation. It explores how discussions on several notions of the philosophy of science can help different scientific disciplines in learning from each other. Finally, it focuses on the relationship between Cambridge and Vienna in twentieth century philosophy of science. The areas examined in...