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 Info | Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©2001. |
| Description | xxxiv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Boston 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 note | Joyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, BOSTON STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER Q175.B7312. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-316) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001029805 |
| ISBN | 0792369890 (alk. paper) |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | Q175 .B7312 VOL. 216 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |