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Ceterus Paribus Laws
John Earman
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Description for Ceterus Paribus Laws
Hardback. Natural and social sciences seem very often to hedge their laws by ceteris paribus clauses - a practice which is hard to understand because such clauses seem to render the laws trivial. Collecting the philosophers of science in the field, this volume presents a discussion of the issue. It is useful for those involved in ceteris paribus laws. Editor(s): Earman, John; Glymour, Clark; Mitchell, Sandra D. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 439.
Natural and social sciences seem very often, though usually only implicitly, to hedge their laws by ceteris paribus clauses - a practice which is philosophically very hard to understand because such clauses seem to render the laws trivial and unfalsifiable. After early worries the issue is vigorously discussed in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of mind since ca. 15 years.
This volume collects the most prominent philosophers of science in the field and presents a lively, controversial, but well-integrated, highly original and up-to-date discussion of the issue. It will be the reference book in the coming years ... Read more
Natural and social sciences seem very often, though usually only implicitly, to hedge their laws by ceteris paribus clauses - a practice which is philosophically very hard to understand because such clauses seem to render the laws trivial and unfalsifiable. After early worries the issue is vigorously discussed in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of mind since ca. 15 years.
This volume collects the most prominent philosophers of science in the field and presents a lively, controversial, but well-integrated, highly original and up-to-date discussion of the issue. It will be the reference book in the coming years ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402010200
SKU
V9781402010200
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