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Ceterus Paribus Laws
. Ed(S): Earman, John; Glymour, Clark; Mitchell, Sandra
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Paperback. Editor(s): Earman, John; Glymour, Clark; Mitchell, Sandra. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 298.
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
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048161737
SKU
V9789048161737
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