Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction
4. 1. Naturalism and the Scientific Image 3
5. Part One. Conceptual Understanding as Discursive Niche Construction
6. 2. What Is Conceptual Understanding? 39
7. 3. Conceptual Understanding in Light of Evolution 86
8. 4. Language, Social Practice, and Conceptual Normativity 131
9. 5. Two Concepts of Objectivity 170
10. Part Two. Conceptual Articulation in Scientific Practice
11. 6. Scientific Practice and the Scientific Image 201
12. 7. Experimental Practice and Conceptual Understanding 222
13. 8. Laws and Modalities in Scientific Practice 248
14. 9. Laboratory Fictions and the Opening of Scientific Domains 287
15. 10. Scientific Significance 317
16. Conclusion
17. 11. Naturalism Articulated 345
18. Epilogue: Naturalism and the Contingency of the Space of Reasons 377
19. References 387
20. Acknowledgments 407
21. Index 411