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Causation and laws of nature / / Max Kistler
| Causation and laws of nature / / Max Kistler |
| Autore | Kistler Max |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 122 |
| Collana | Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Causation
Philosophy of nature |
| ISBN |
9786610553013
9781134150670 1134150679 9781134150687 1134150687 9781280553011 1280553014 9780203966228 0203966228 |
| Classificazione |
5,1
CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. What is a causal relation?; 2. Laws of nature and universal generalizations; 3. Applicability conditions and the concept of ""strict law""; 4. Consequences; 5. The nomological theory of causation and causal responsibility; 6. Efficacious properties and the instantiation of laws; 7. Causal responsibility and its applications; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765846403321 |
Kistler Max
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deduction, computation, experiment [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the effectiveness of proof / / Rossella Lupacchini, Giovanna Corsi (eds.)
| Deduction, computation, experiment [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the effectiveness of proof / / Rossella Lupacchini, Giovanna Corsi (eds.) |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina |
121.65
511.3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CorsiGiovanna
LupacchiniRossella |
| Soggetto topico |
Evidence
Logic |
| ISBN |
1-281-79523-2
9786611795238 88-470-0784-4 |
| Classificazione |
100
5,1 CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why Proof? What is a Proof? -- On Formal Proofs -- Toy Models in Physics and the Reasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics -- Experimental Methods in Proofs -- Proofs Verifying Programs and Programs Producing Proofs: A Conceptual Analysis -- The Logic of the Weak Excluded Middle: A Case Study of Proof-Search -- Automated Search for Gödel’s Proofs -- Proofs as Efficient Programs -- Quantum Combing -- Proofs instead of Meaning Explanations: Understanding Classical vs Intuitionistic Mathematics from the Outside -- Proof as a Path of Light -- Computability and Incomputability of Differential Equations -- Phenomenology of Incompleteness: From Formal Deductions to Mathematics and Physics. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782097503321 |
| Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In the wake of chaos [[electronic resource] ] : unpredictable order in dynamical systems / / Stephen H. Kellert
| In the wake of chaos [[electronic resource] ] : unpredictable order in dynamical systems / / Stephen H. Kellert |
| Autore | Kellert Stephen H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 003/.7 |
| Collana | Science and its conceptual foundations |
| Soggetto topico |
Chaotic behavior in systems
Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato | system theory physics, chaos, dynamical systems, science, popular culture, randomness, philosophy, chaotic models, business cycles, brainwaves, heart attacks, new research, phenomena, philosophical questions, intellectual reasoning, meaning, knowledge, behavior, determinism, clockwork hegemony, dynamic understanding, scientific implications |
| ISBN |
1-283-05831-6
9786613058317 0-226-42982-2 |
| Classificazione | CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. What Is Chaos Theory? -- 2. Varieties of the Impossible -- 3. Unpeeling the Layers of Determinism -- 4. On the Way to Dynamic Understanding -- 5. Beyond the Clockwork Hegemony -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785588303321 |
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Kellert Stephen H
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1993 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Laws of nature [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the philosophical, scientific and historical dimensions / / edited by Friedel Weinert
| Laws of nature [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the philosophical, scientific and historical dimensions / / edited by Friedel Weinert |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2010] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WeinertFriedel <1950-> |
| Collana | Philosophie und Wissenschaft |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Philosophy and science Nature |
| ISBN | 3-11-086985-3 |
| Classificazione | CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- I. Introduction -- Laws of Nature - Laws of Science / Weinert, Friedel -- II. Philosophical Views -- The Neo-Humean Perspective: Laws as Regularities / Swartz, Norman -- The Necessitarian Perspective: Laws as Natural Entailments / Leckey, Martin / Bigelow, John -- The Skeptical Perspective: Science without Laws of Nature / Giere, Ronald -- The Middle Ground: Resiliency and Laws in the Web of Belief / Skyrms, Brian / Lambert, Karl -- The New Aspect: Symmetries as Meta-Laws / Morrison, Margaret -- III. Scientific Views -- Laws and Experiment / Franklin, Allan -- Laws and Theories: Generality versus Coherence / Scheibe, Erhard -- Laws and Chaos / Haken, Hermann -- Algorithmic Compressibility, Fundamental and Phenomenological Laws / Davies, Paul -- The Distinctness of Biology / Ayala, Francisco -- IV. Historical Views -- Origins of Scientific "Law" / Ruby, Jane -- Algamation of a Concept: Laws of Nature in the New Sciences / Steinle, Friedrich -- Theory Bound and Unbound: Superstrings and Experiments / Galison, Peter -- List of Contributors -- Subject Index -- Names Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785836303321 |
| Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, 1995 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Living within limits [[electronic resource] ] : a scientific search for truth / / Kenneth M. Merz, Sr
| Living within limits [[electronic resource] ] : a scientific search for truth / / Kenneth M. Merz, Sr |
| Autore | Merz Kenneth M. <1922-2007.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121 |
| Soggetto topico |
Truth
Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
9786611793739
1-281-79373-6 0-87586-587-9 |
| Classificazione |
5,1
CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Limits -- pt. 2. Aspects of physical reality -- pt. 3. Aspects of biological reality. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782796003321 |
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Merz Kenneth M. <1922-2007.>
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| New York, : Algora Pub., c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantum philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and interpreting contemporary science / / Roland Omnès ; translated by Arturo Sangalli
| Quantum philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and interpreting contemporary science / / Roland Omnès ; translated by Arturo Sangalli |
| Autore | Omnès Roland |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530/.01 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SangalliArturo |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics - Philosophy
Mathematics - Philosophy Science - Philosophy Quantum theory |
| ISBN |
1-4008-1740-4
1-4008-2286-6 1-4008-1288-7 |
| Classificazione | CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prelude -- PART ONE. THE LEGACY -- PART TWO. THE FRACTURE -- PART THREE. FROM FORMAL BACK TO VISUAL: THE QUANTUM CASE -- PART FOUR. STATE OF THE QUESTION AND PERSPECTIVES -- Glossary -- Name Index -- Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780058303321 |
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Omnès Roland
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1999 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Scientific concepts and investigative practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Uljana Feest and Friedrich Steinle
| Scientific concepts and investigative practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Uljana Feest and Friedrich Steinle |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
| Disciplina | 100 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FeestUljana
SteinleFriedrich |
| Collana | Berlin studies in knowledge research |
| Soggetto topico |
Research - Methodology
Research - Philosophy Knowledge, Theory of |
| Soggetto non controllato |
History of Science
Philosophy of Science Scientific Concepts Scientific Research |
| ISBN |
1-283-85652-2
3-11-025361-5 |
| Classificazione | CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Scientific Concepts and Investigative Practice: Introduction / Feest, Uljana / Steinle, Friedrich -- Concept as Vessel and Concept as Use / Kindi, Vasso -- Rethinking Scientific Concepts for Research Contexts: The Case of the Classical Gene / MacLeod, Miles -- The Dynamics of Scientific Concepts: The Relevance of Epistemic Aims and Values / Brigandt, Ingo -- Goals and Fates of Concepts: The Case of Magnetic Poles / Steinle, Friedrich -- Mathematical Concepts and Investigative Practice / Schlimm, Dirk -- Experimentation and the Meaning of Scientific Concepts / Arabatzis, Theodore -- Exploratory Experiments, Concept Formation, and Theory Construction in Psychology / Feest, Uljana -- Early Concepts in Investigative Practice- The Case of the Virus / Bloch, Corinne L. -- Scientific Concepts in the Engineering Sciences / Boon, Mieke -- Modeling Practices in Conceptual Innovation / Nersessian, Nancy J. -- Conceptual Development in Interdisciplinary Research / Andersen, Hanne -- List of Contributors -- Index of Names |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779314203321 |
| Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The scientific life [[electronic resource] ] : a moral history of a late modern vocation / / Steven Shapin
| The scientific life [[electronic resource] ] : a moral history of a late modern vocation / / Steven Shapin |
| Autore | Shapin Steven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (488 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Scientists - Moral and ethical aspects
Science - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-24003-X
9786612240034 0-226-75017-5 |
| Classificazione | CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Knowledge and virtue : the way we live now -- From calling to job : nature, truth, method, and vocation from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries -- The moral equivalence of the scientist : a history of the very idea -- Who is the industrial scientist? : the view from the tower -- Who is the industrial scientist? : the view from the managers -- The scientist and the civic virtues : the moral life of organized science -- The scientific entrepreneur : money, motives, and the place of virtue -- Visions of the future : uncertainty and virtue in the world of high-tech and venture capital -- The way we live now : epilogue. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455026703321 |
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Shapin Steven
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The scientific life [[electronic resource] ] : a moral history of a late modern vocation / / Steven Shapin
| The scientific life [[electronic resource] ] : a moral history of a late modern vocation / / Steven Shapin |
| Autore | Shapin Steven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (488 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Scientists - Moral and ethical aspects
Science - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato | scientists, ethics, career, profession, lifestyle, mentality, nonfiction, authority, expertise, morality, scientific research, trust, uncertainty, corporate labs, knowledge, virtue, vocation, method, truth, nature, science, industry, entrepreneur, profit motive, money, greed, ambition, success, venture capital, high-tech, technology, development, capitalism, philosophy, public opinion |
| ISBN |
1-282-24003-X
9786612240034 0-226-75017-5 |
| Classificazione | CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Knowledge and virtue : the way we live now -- From calling to job : nature, truth, method, and vocation from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries -- The moral equivalence of the scientist : a history of the very idea -- Who is the industrial scientist? : the view from the tower -- Who is the industrial scientist? : the view from the managers -- The scientist and the civic virtues : the moral life of organized science -- The scientific entrepreneur : money, motives, and the place of virtue -- Visions of the future : uncertainty and virtue in the world of high-tech and venture capital -- The way we live now : epilogue. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778066903321 |
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Shapin Steven
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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