Incommensurability and related matters / edited by Paul Hoyningen-Huene and Howard Sankey.

Other author Hoyningen-Huene, Paul, 1946-
Other author Sankey, Howard.
Format Book
Publication InfoDordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©2001.
Descriptionxxxiv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesBoston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 216
Boston studies in the philosophy of science v. 216. ^A4758
Contents Reference, (in)commensurability and meanings : some (perhaps) unanticipated complexities / Richard N. Boyd -- Changing laws and shifting concepts : on the nature and impact of incommensurability / Martin Carrier -- Ramsification, reference fixing and incommensurability / Fred Kroon, Robert Nola -- Incommensurability and reality / Harold I. Brown -- Incommensurability and the priority of metaphysics / Michael Devitt -- Incommensurability and the normative foundations of scientific knowledge / Gerald Doppelt -- Reasons, radical change and incommensurability in science / Dudley Shapere -- Incommensurability, rationality and relativism : in science, culture and science education / Harvey Siegel -- Incommensurability and 'multicultural science' / Hugh Lacey -- Incommensurability and conceptual change during the Copernican revolution / Peter Barker -- Concept formation and commensurability / Nancy J. Nersessian.
Local noteJoyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, BOSTON STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER Q175.B7312.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-316) and index.
LCCN 2001029805
ISBN0792369890 (alk. paper)

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