Kant and Philosophy of Science Today

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Del 63 i serien Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements

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Beskrivning

What good is Kant's philosophy for current philosophy of science? There has been an increasing interest in Kant and philosophy of science in the past twenty years. Through the reconstruction of a variety of Kantian legacies in the development of nineteenth and twentieth century physics and mathematics, this edited volume explores the relevance that Kant's philosophy still has for current debates in philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of physics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-11-20
Mått:153 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:310 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521748513

Utforska kategorier

Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Dr Michela Massimi was rewarded a PhD in Philosophy from the London School of Economics in 2002. From October 2002 to September 2005, Dr Massimi was a Research Fellow in history and philosophy of science at Girton College, University of Cambridge and affiliated with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Before joining UCL in October 2005, Dr Massimi lectured on the philosophy of science and philosophy of physics at the University of Cambridge, both in the Philosophy Faculty and in the Physics Department (Cavendish Laboratory). Dr Massimi is a member of the British Society for Philosophy of Science, the Philosophy of Science Association, and the American Philosophical Association.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; List of contributors; 1. Why there are no ready-made phenomena: what philosophers of science should learn from Kant Michela Massimi; 2. Reduction, unity, and the nature of science: Kant's legacy? Margaret Morrison; 3. Invariance principles as regulative ideals: from Wigner to Hilbert Thomas Ryckman; 4. Objectivity: a Kantian perspective Roberto Torretti; 5. Einstein, Kant, and the a priori Michael Friedman; 6. Contingent transcendental arguments for metaphysical principles Hasok Chang; 7. Arithmetic from Kant to Frege: numbers, pure units, and the limits of conceptual representation Daniel Sutherland; 8. Intuition and infinity: a Kantian theme with echoes in the foundations of mathematics Carl Posy; References.