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Contemporary Research in the Foundations and Philosophy of Quantum Theory
To mathematicians, mathematics is a happy game, to scientists a mere tool and to philosophers a Platonic mystery - or so the caricature runs. The caricature reflects the alleged …
New Perspectives on Galileo
The essays in this volume (except for the contribution of Dr. Le Grand) are extremely revised versions of papers originally delivered at a workshop on Galileo held in Blacksburg, …
Leibniz’s Metaphysics of Nature
The essays included in this volume are a mixture of old and new. Three of them make their first appearance in print on this occa sion (Nos III, IV, and V). The remaining four are …
The Logico-Algebraic Approach to Quantum Mechanics
The twentieth century has witnessed a striking transformation in the understanding of the theories of mathematical physics. There has emerged clearly the idea that physical …
Kant’s Philosophy of Physical Science
The papers in this volume are offered in celebration of the 200th anni versary of the pub 1 i cat i on of Inmanue 1 Kant's The MetaphysicaL Foundations of NatupaL Science. All of …
Is Science Sexist?
Philosophy of biology has a long and honourable history. Indeed, like most of the great intellectual achievements of the Western World, it goes back to the Greeks. However, until …
The Logico-Algebraic Approach to Quantum Mechanics
The twentieth century has witnessed a striking transformation in the un derstanding of the theories of mathematical physics. There has emerged clearly the idea that physical …
Scientific Realism
The increasingly lively controversy over scientific realism has become one of the principal themes of recent philosophy. 1 In watching this controversy unfold in the rather …
Contemporary Research in Philosophical Logic and Linguistic Semantics
In 1973 a workshop was held at The University of Western Ontario on topics of common interest to philosophers and linguists. This volume con tains most of the papers presented at …
Foundations of Probability Theory, Statistical Inference, and Statistical Theories of Science
In May of 1973 we organized an international research colloquium on foundations of probability, statistics, and statistical theories of science at the University of Western …
Kant and the Double Government Methodology
This is a book about dreaming and knowing, and about thinking that one can ascertain the difference. It is a book about the Bernards of the world who would have us believe that …