Extending Ourselves: Computational Science, Empiricism, and Scientific Method by Paul Humphreys (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia)
The first part of this book is an exploration of the ways in which computationally assisted science is fundamentally reshaping science. The second part provides a new account of empiricism suitable for contemporary science, whose purpose is to reconcile a modest but selective scientific realism with scientific empiricism - two approaches long opposed to one another.