Science, explanation, and rationality : aspects of the philosophy of Carl G. Hempel / edited by James H. Fetzer.

Other author Fetzer, James H., 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Descriptionxxix, 342 pages : portrait ; 24 cm
Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Bibliography note"A bibliography of Carl G. Hempel": p. 325-331.
LCCN 99087642
ISBN0195121376 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks B945.H454 S35 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold