Issues in the Theoretical Foundations of Climate Science

Katzav, Joel; Parker, Wendy S.

Abstract

The theoretical foundations of climate science have received little attention from philosophers thus far, despite a number of outstanding issues. We provide a brief, non-technical overview of several of these issues – related to theorizing about climates, climate change, internal variability and more – and attempt to make preliminary progress in addressing some of them. In doing so, we hope to open a new thread of discussion in the emerging area of philosophy of climate science, focused on theoretical foundations.

Citation

Katzav, J., & Parker, W. S. (2018). Issues in the Theoretical Foundations of Climate Science. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 63, 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2018.02.001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 13, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Mar 7, 2018
• Publication Date: Aug 31, 2018
• Deposit Date: Mar 8, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 7, 2020
• Journal: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
• Print ISSN: 1355-2198
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 63
• Pages: 141-149
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2018.02.001
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1338259