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Diagnosis: Philosophical and Medical Perspectives
Inbunden, 1990
1692 kr
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1. GENERAL The term "diagnostics" refers to the general theory of diagnosis, not to the study of specific diagnoses but to their general framework. It borrows from different sciences and from different philosophies. Traditionally, the general framework of diagnostics was not distinguished from the …
On Truth
Original Manuscript Materials (1927–1929) from the Ramsey Collection at the University of Pittsburgh
Av Frank Plumpton Ramsey, N. Rescher m. fl.
Inbunden, 1990
1861 kr
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The present publication forms part of a projected book that F. P. Ramsey drafted but never completed. It survived among his papers and ultimately came into the possession of the University of Pittsburgh in the circumstances detailed in the Editor's Introduction. Our hope in issuing this work at …
Problem of Reductionism in Science
(Colloquium of the Swiss Society of Logic and Philosophy of Science, Zürich, May 18–19, 1990)
Av E. Agazzi
Inbunden, 1991
1098 kr
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The topic to which this book is devoted is reductionism, and not reduction. The difference in the adoption of these two denominations is not, contrary to what might appear at first sight, just a matter of preference between a more abstract (reductionism) or a more concrete (reduction) terminology …
Emergent Evolution
Qualitative Novelty and the Levels of Reality
Av David Blitz
Inbunden, 1992
1098 kr
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Emergent evolution combines three separate but related claims, whose background, origin, and development I trace in this work: firstly, that evolution is a universal process of change, one which is productive of qualitative novelties; secondly, that qualitative novelty is the emergence in a system …
Mathematics in Society and History
Sociological Inquiries
Av Sal Restivo
Inbunden, 1992
1697 kr
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This is the first book by a sociologist devoted exclusively to a general sociology of mathematics. The author provides examples of different ways of thinking about mathematics sociologically. The survey of mathematical traditions covers ancient China, the Arabic-Islamic world, India, and Europe. …
Satisfying Reason
Studies in the Theory of Knowledge
Av N. Rescher
Inbunden, 1995
1534 kr
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Leibniz said with a mixture of admiration and inspiration that the Duchess Sophie of Hannover always wanted to know the reason why behind the reason why. And that is just how rationality works: it wants to leave no loose ends to understanding, seeking to enable us to understand things through to …
Philosophy of Mathematics Today
Inbunden, 1996
1098 kr
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Mathematics is often considered as a body of knowledge that is essen tially independent of linguistic formulations, in the sense that, once the content of this knowledge has been grasped, there remains only the problem of professional ability, that of clearly formulating and correctly proving it. …
Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology
The Mutual Dependence of Higher and Lower Level Research Programmes
Inbunden, 1999
1643 kr
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Holism and reductionism are traditionally seen as incompatible views or approaches to nature. Here the author argues that they should rather be seen as mutually dependent and hence co-operating research programmes. He sheds some interesting new light on the emergence thesis, its relation to the …
Basic Questions on Truth
Inbunden, 2000
1098 kr
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The task of the book is not to give a survey of the main theories on truth found in the literature. There are several books available which do this: The one of David for Deflationist (and Disquotational) Theories of Truth; that of Chapuis for Revision Theories of Truth; that of Kirkham for …
Mathematics in Society and History
Sociological Inquiries
Av S. Restivo
Häftad, 2001
1095 kr
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This is the first book by a sociologist devoted exclusively to a general sociology of mathematics. The author provides examples of different ways of thinking about mathematics sociologically. The survey of mathematical traditions covers ancient China, the Arabic-Islamic world, India, and Europe. …
Light of the Night Sky
Av F. E. Roach
Häftad, 1973
552 kr
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Astronomy appears to us as a combination of art, science, and philosophy. Its study puts the universe into perspective, giving a sense of pleasure in its beauty, awe at its immensity, and humility at our trivial place in it. From earliest human history, man has scrutinized the night sky - and …
Modern Uses of Multiple-Valued Logic
Invited Papers from the Fifth International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic held at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, May 13–16, 1975
Av M. Dunn, G. Epstein
Inbunden, 1977
1692 kr
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This is a collection of invited papers from the 1975 International Sym posium on Multiple-valued Logic. Also included is an extensive bib liography of works in the field of multiple-valued logic prior to 1975 - this supplements and extends an earlier bibliography of works prior to 1965, by …
Physics and Philosophy
Selected Essays
Av H. Margenau
Inbunden, 1978
1098 kr
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This book is intended for people interested in physics and its philosophy. for those who regard physics as an essential component of modern culture rather than merely a tool for industry or war. Indeed this volume is addressed to those students, teachers and research workers who enjoy learning, …
Philosophy of Geometry from Riemann to Poincaré
Av R. Torretti
Inbunden, 1978
2188 kr
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Geometry has fascinated philosophers since the days of Thales and Pythagoras. In the 17th and 18th centuries it provided a paradigm of knowledge after which some thinkers tried to pattern their own metaphysical systems. But after the discovery of non-Euclidean geometries in the 19th century, the …
Scientific Materialism
Av M. Bunge
Inbunden, 1981
1643 kr
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The word 'materialism' is ambiguous: it designates a moral doc trine as well as a philosophy and, indeed, an entire world view. Moral materialism is identical with hedonism, or the doctrine that humans should pursue only their own pleasure. Philosophical ma terialismis the view that the real …
Social Relations of Physics, Mysticism, and Mathematics
Studies in Social Structure, Interests, and Ideas
Av S. Restivo
Inbunden, 1983
1643 kr
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The problems I address in this book are among the least studied in the soci ology of science and knowledge. Part I is a critique of the claim that there are parallels between ancient mysticism and modern physics, and a sociological analysis of this claim as a strategy in intellectual conflict. …
Sociobiology: Sense or Nonsense?
Av M. Ruse
Inbunden, 1984
552 kr
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In June 1975, the distinguished Harvard entomologist Edward O. Wilson published a truly huge book entitled, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. In this book, drawing on both fact and theory, Wilson tried to present a com prehensive overview of the rapidly growing subject of 'sociobiology', the study …
Sociobiology: Sense or Nonsense?
Av M. Ruse
Häftad, 1984
552 kr
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In June 1975, the distinguished Harvard entomologist Edward O. Wilson published a truly huge book entitled, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. In this book, drawing on both fact and theory, Wilson tried to present a com prehensive overview of the rapidly growing subject of 'sociobiology', the study …
Philosophy of Geometry from Riemann to Poincaré
Av R. Torretti
Häftad, 1984
2188 kr
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Geometry has fascinated philosophers since the days of Thales and Pythagoras. In the 17th and 18th centuries it provided a paradigm of knowledge after which some thinkers tried to pattern their own metaphysical systems. But after the discovery of non-Euclidean geometries in the 19th century, the …
Social Relations of Physics, Mysticism, and Mathematics
Studies in Social Structure, Interests, and Ideas
Av S. Restivo
Häftad, 1985
1643 kr
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The problems I address in this book are among the least studied in the soci ology of science and knowledge. Part I is a critique of the claim that there are parallels between ancient mysticism and modern physics, and a sociological analysis of this claim as a strategy in intellectual conflict. …
Science, Action, and Reality
Av R. Tuomela
Inbunden, 1985
1098 kr
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Were one to characterize the aims of this book ambitiously, it could be said to sketch the philosophical foundations or underpinnings of the scientific world view or, better, of the scientific conception of the world. In any case, it develops a comprehensive philosophical view, one which takes …
Forbidden Knowledge
And Other Essays on the Philosophy of Cognition
Av N. Rescher
Inbunden, 1987
1098 kr
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This volume collects together eleven essays in epistemology, written during the past three years. They are mostly unpublished, just four of them having appeared previously (numbers two, three, four and eleven). Detailed acknowledgement of prior publication is made in the notes to the relevant …
Logics of Preference
A Study of Prohairetic Logics in Twentieth Century Philosophy
Inbunden, 1987
552 kr
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With characteristic incisiveness Georg Henrik von Wright identifies pro- haireticIogic (i. e. the logic of preference) as the core of a general theory of value concepts. Essentially, this nucleus involves the logical study of acts from the point of view of their preferability. 1 (italics added) …
Emergent Evolution
Qualitative Novelty and the Levels of Reality
Av David Blitz
Häftad, 2010
1098 kr
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Emergent evolution combines three separate but related claims, whose background, origin, and development I trace in this work: firstly, that evolution is a universal process of change, one which is productive of qualitative novelties; secondly, that qualitative novelty is the emergence in a system …
Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology
The Mutual Dependence of Higher and Lower Level Research Programmes
Häftad, 2010
1643 kr
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Holism and reductionism are traditionally seen as incompatible views or approaches to nature. Here Looijen argues that they should rather be seen as mutually dependent and hence co-operating research programmes. He sheds some interesting new light on the emergence thesis, its relation to the …
Scientific Materialism
Av M. Bunge
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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The word 'materialism' is ambiguous: it designates a moral doc trine as well as a philosophy and, indeed, an entire world view. Moral materialism is identical with hedonism, or the doctrine that humans should pursue only their own pleasure. Philosophical ma terialismis the view that the real …
Physics and Philosophy
Selected Essays
Av H. Margenau
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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This book is intended for people interested in physics and its philosophy. for those who regard physics as an essential component of modern culture rather than merely a tool for industry or war. Indeed this volume is addressed to those students, teachers and research workers who enjoy learning, …
Modern Uses of Multiple-Valued Logic
Invited Papers from the Fifth International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic held at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, May 13–16, 1975
Av M. Dunn, G. Epstein
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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This is a collection of invited papers from the 1975 International Sym posium on Multiple-valued Logic. Also included is an extensive bib liography of works in the field of multiple-valued logic prior to 1975 - this supplements and extends an earlier bibliography of works prior to 1965, by …
Correspondence Principle and Growth of Science
Av W. Krajewski
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
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This book is devoted to the problems of the growth of science. These prob lems, neglected for a long time by the philosophers of science, have become in the 60's and 70's a subject of vivid discussion. There are philosophers who stress only the dependence of science upon various sociological, …
Quantum Mechanics, A Half Century Later
Papers of a Colloquium on Fifty Years of Quantum Mechanics, Held at the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, May 2–4, 1974
Av J.L. Lopes, M. Paty
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
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The articles collected in this volume were written for a Colloquium on Fifty Years of Quantum Mechanics which was held at the University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg on May 2-4, 1974, in commemoration of the original work by De Broglie in 1924. It is our hope that this volume will convey to the …
