MSc Philosophy of Science - Suggested Preparatory Readings Full Year 2016/17 
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Main Preparatory Reading 1 itemAt a minimum, we would like you to prepare for your degree programme in LSE Philosophy by reading one book: The Philosophers Toolkit, by Julian Baggini and Peter S. Fosl. All the other books below are optional; you are free to peruse them at your leisure to get an idea for the kinds of topics that you will have the opportunity to cover. But please do read The Philosopher's Toolkit. It is available in paperback or as an ebook for under £12 on Amazon, and is some of the best preparation you can do.
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The philosopher's toolkit: a compendium of philosophical concepts and methods - , 2010
Book Essential
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Overviews on Philosophy of Science 1 itemQuickly get up to speed on the major issues in the philosophy of science.
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Philosophy of science: a very short introduction - 20020192802836
Book Optional, but a good quick overview of the Philosophy of Science.
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Classic Books in Philosophy of Science 4 itemsA few classic books containing ideas that everyone in the field must know about.
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The logic of scientific discovery - 2002
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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The structure of scientific revolutions - 19960226458075,0226458083
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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The scientific image - 19800198244274
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Scientific realism: how science tracks truth - 1999
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Philosophy of Biology 4 itemsOnly for those interested in philosophy of biology
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Philosophy of biology: a contemporary introduction - , 2008
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Sex and death: an introduction to philosophy of biology - , 19990226773035
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Philosophy of biology - 2014
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology - , 2010
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Philosophy of Physics 6 itemsOnly for those interested in philosophy of physics
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Philosophy of Physics (Part A) - , 2007
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Philosophy of Physics (Part B) - , 2007
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Incompleteness, nonlocality and realism: a prolegomenon to the philosophy of quantum mechanics - 19870198249373
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Interpreting quantum theories: the art of the possible - 20139780199681068
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Bangs, crunches, whimpers, and shrieks: singularities and acausalities in relativistic spacetimes - 1995
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Topics in the foundations of general relativity and Newtonian gravitation theory - 20120226502457,9780226502458
Book Background Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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Philosophy of Social Sciences 3 itemsOnly for those interested in philosophy of social sciences.
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Philosophy of social science - 20120813345928,0813345936,9780813345925,9780813345932
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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The Oxford handbook of philosophy of economics - , 20090195189256,9780195189254
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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The foundations of causal decision theory - 1999
Book Optional: Only if you are interested in this topic.
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