Philosophy of Astrophysics

This is an open access book. This book, the first edited collection of its kind, explores the recentemergence of philosophical research in astrophysics. It assembles a variety of originalessays from scholars who are currently shaping this field, and it combines insightfuloverviews of the current state of play with novel, significant contributions. It thereforeprovides an ideal source for understanding the current debates in philosophy ofastrophysics, and it offers new ideas for future cutting-edge research. The selection ofessays offered in this book addresses methodological and metaphysical questions thattarget a wide range of topics, including dark matter, black holes, astrophysical observationsand modelling. The book serves as the first standard resource in philosophy of astrophysics for allscholars who work in the field and want to expand or deepen their knowledge, but it alsoprovides anaccessible guide for all those philosophers and scientists who are interested ingetting a first, basic understanding of the main issues in philosophy of astrophysics.