Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science containssixteen original essays by leading authors in the philosophy ofscience, each one defending the affirmative or negative answer toone of eight specific questions, including: Are there laws ofsocial science? Are causes physically connected to their effects?Is the mind a system of modules shaped by natural selection? Brings together fresh debates on eight of the mostcontroversial issues in the philosophy of science. Questions addressed include: ?Are there laws of socialscience??; ?Are causes physically connected to theireffects??; ?Is the mind a system of modules shaped bynatural selection?? Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays writtenby eminent scholars, and especially commissioned for thevolume. Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves theway for further discussion. Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics incontemporary philosophy of science, whilst also capturing theimagination of professional philosophers.