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Record Nr.

UNINA9910496151203321

Titolo

Inference, explanation, and other philosophical frustrations : essays in the philosophy of science / / edited by John Earman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [1992]

ISBN

0-585-35160-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 301 pages)

Collana

Pittsburgh series in philosophy and history of science ; ; v. 14

Disciplina

501

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Science - Methodology

Inference

Induction (Logic)

Sciences - General

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Papers delivered in the annual lecture series (1986-1989) sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh's Center for the Philosophy of Science."--Introduction.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Thoroughly modern meno / Clark Glymour and Kevin Kelly -- The concept of induction in the light of the interrogative approach to inquiry / Jaakko Hintikka -- Aristotelian natures and the modern experimental method / Nancy Cartwright -- Genetic inference : a reconsideration of David Hume's empiricism / Barbara D. Massey and Gerald J. Massey -- Philosophy and the exact sciences : logical positivism as a case study / Michael Friedman -- Language and interpretation : philosophical reflections and empirical inquiry / Noam Chomsky -- Constructivism, realism, and philosophical method / Richard Boyd -- Do we need a hierarchical model of science? / Diderik Batens -- Theories of theories : a view from cognitive science / Richard E. Grandy.

Procedural syntax for theory elements / Joseph D. Sneed -- Why functionalism didn't work / Hilary Putnam -- Physicalism / Hartry Field.