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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971423703321

Autore

Hempel Carl G (Carl Gustav), <1905-1997.>

Titolo

The philosophy of Carl G. Hempel : studies in science, explanation, and rationality / / Carl G. Hempel ; edited by James H. Fetzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-773130-9

1-280-65521-6

0-19-534387-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

FetzerJames H. <1940->

Disciplina

191

501

Soggetti

Knowledge, Theory of

Science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

"A bibliography of Carl G. Hempel"--P. 397-403.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

By presenting an analytical and historical introduction, comprehensive bibliography and selection of many of Carl G. Hempel's most important studies, this volume allows appreciation of an important philosopher of science in the 20th century.