Using Copernicanism, Darwinism, and Freudianism as examples of scientific traditions, Copernicus, Darwin and Freud takes a philosophical look at these three revolutions in thought to illustrate the connections between science and philosophy. • Shows how these revolutions in thought lead to philosophical consequences • Provides extended case studies of Copernicanism, Darwinism, and Freudianism • Integrates the history of science and the philosophy of science like no other text • Covers both the philosophy of natural and social science in one volume