Science, explanation, and rationality

aspects of the philosophy of Carl G. Hempel

Science, explanation, and rationality
James H. Fetzer
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Science, explanation, and rationality

aspects of the philosophy of Carl G. Hempel

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342

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Table of Contents

Hempel and the Vienna circle / Michael Friedman
Hempel's logicist philosophy of mathematics: background and sequel / Jaakko Hintikka
Probable inference versus probable conclusions / Henry E. Kyburg, Jr.
Hempel on the problem of induction / Risto Hilpinen
The paradoxes of Hempelian explanation / James H. Fetzer
Hempel's theory of statistical explanation / Ilkka Niiniluoto
The symmetry thesis / Peter Achinstein
Hempel and the problem of provisos / Frederick Suppe
Explanation in history / William H. Dray
Reasonable people / Philip Kitcher
Analytic and synthetic understanding / Paul W. Humphreys
The objectivity and the rationality of science / Robert Nozick
Epilogue: the spirit of logical empiricism: Carl G. Hempel's role in twentieth-century philosophy of science / Wesley C. Salmon

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

"A bibliography of Carl G. Hempel": p. 325-331

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Oxford, New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
B945.H454 S35 2000, B945.H454S35 2000

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Pagination
xxix, 342 p. :
Number of pages
342

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17001247M
ISBN 10
0195121376
LCCN
99087642
OCLC/WorldCat
43096797
LibraryThing
5215512
Goodreads
167619

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OL19122870W

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