This is an introductory textbook, organized conceptually, aimed at both philosophy students and science students taking philosophy of science courses.

This introduction to Kuhn's ideas covers the full breadth of his work, both situating The Structure of Scientific Revolutions within his wider work and drawing attention to the development of his ideas over time. The main criticisms of Kuhn's work are addressed. The author argues that Kuhn's thinking betrays a residual committment to many theses characteristic of the empirists he set out to challenge. The book concludes by looking at Kuhn's influence on history and philosophy of science and asks where the field may be heading in the wake of Kuhn's ideas.

Nature's Metaphysics argues that a satisfactory philosophy of science requires a metaphysics that is based on the understanding that natural properties are essentially dispositional. Alexander Bird develops a dispositional essentialist account of the laws of nature, defending the claim that laws are metaphysically necessary. Professional philosophers and advanced students working in metaphysics and the philosophy of science will find this book both provocative and stimulating.