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UNINA9910782886003321 |
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Autore |
Fetzer James H |
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Titolo |
Science, Explanation, and Rationality [[electronic resource] ] : Aspects of the Philosophy of Carl G. Hempel |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773130-9 |
1-280-65521-6 |
0-19-534387-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (373 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Hempel, Carl Gustav |
Knowledge, Theory of |
Science |
Philosophy |
Knowledge, Theory of - Philosophy |
Philosophy & Religion |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Editor's Introduction; Prologue: An Intellectual Autobiography: Carl G. Hempel; Part I: Scientific Reasoning; Part II: Probability and Induction; Part III: The Covering-Law Models; Part IV: Theories and Predictions; Part V: Explanations of Behavior; Part VI: Scientific Rationality; Epilogue: The Spirit of Logical Empiricism: Carl G. Hempel's Role in Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science; A Bibliography of Carl G. Hempel; Index of Names; Index of Subjects; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this volume, 13 philosophers illuminate and clarify the central problems to which Carl G. Hempel was devoted. The result offers readers an explanation of major developments in the philosophy of science, particularly the development of logical empiricism as a major intellectual influence. |
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