Problems in the Philosophy of Science
Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, London, 1965, Volume 3
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459 pages
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Lev D. Beklemishev
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- Front Cover
- Problem in the Philosopy of Science
- Copyright Page
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1. SCEPTICISM, THEOLOGY AND THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
- Discussion
- Science and theology in the seventeenth century
- The greater danger - science or biblical criticism?
- Reply
- CHAPTER 2. THEORIES OF DEMARCATION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND METAPHYSICS
- Discussion
- Refutation by observation and refutation by theory
- Empiricism, refutability, rationality
- On a demarcation dispute
- Remarks on the problems of demarcation and of rationality
- Reply
- CHAPTER 3. THE MATURATION OF SCIENCE
- Discussion
- Science and philosophy of science
- Non-apparent depth, depth, and pseudo-depth
- Maturity, depth and objectivity in science
- Reply
- CHAPTER 4. SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY AND THE CAUSAL THEORY OF PERCEPTION
- Discussion
- Comment on Maxwell's paper
- Is there an epistemological problem of perception?
- Are all our common sense judgements false?
- Secondary qualities and the causal theory of per- ception
- Reply
- CHAPTER 5. A BUDGET OF PARADOXES IN PHYSICS
- Discussion
- Comment on Yourgrau's paper
- On so-called paradoxes in physics
- Reply
- CHAPTER 6. FORMAL LOGIC AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE
- Discussion
- Definability in enlarged universes
- Revolutionary changes, non-translatability, and crucial experiments
- Reply
- CHAPTER 7. EPISTEMOLOGY AND EXPERIMENT: THE CASE OF MICHAEL FARADAY
- Discussion
- Faraday and mathematics
- The various funotions of experiment
- Mathematics, observation, and physical thought
- Reply
- CHAPTER 8. THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY - CASE STUDY IN THE UNFOLDING OF NEW PHYSICAL CONCEPTS
- Discussion
- Principle of covariance or principle of impotence?
- Material frames and imperceptible "observables"
- Reply
- CHAPTER 9. THE INFLUENCE OF EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: 'LENGTH' AND 'TIME' IN THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
- Discussion
- On an argument of Professor Juhos
- The nonoperational nature of theoretical concepts
- Reply
- CHAPTER 10. INFORMATION PROCESSING AND CHOICE BEHAVIOR
- Discussion
- Bayesian theory and randomization - resolution of a paradox
- Randomization in sample design
- Reply
- CHAPTER 11. INDIVIDUALISTIC AND FUNCTIONALISTIC EXPLANATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF GAME THEORY: THE EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL STATUS
- Discussion
- A note on individualistic explanations
- Reply
- CHAPTER 12. THE PRESENT STATE OF THEORY IN SOCIOLOGY
- Discussion
- Reward values as explanatory variables in social theories
- Reply
- CHAPTER 13. THE NEW IDEALISM - CAUSE AND MEANING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Discussion
- The very idea of a social science
- Anthropomorphism in social science
- Reply
- CHAPTER 14. ANTI-DUALIST OUTLOOK AND SOCIAL ENQUIRY
- Discussion
- Interactionism - could experiments decide?
- Dr. Wisdom on the mind-body problem: a comment
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