Philosophical Dimensions of Logic and Science: Selected Contributed Papers from the 11th International Congress of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science, Krakow, 1999: 320 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 140201645X ISBN 13: 9781402016455

Casa editrice: Kluwer Academic Pub, 2003

Riassunto

This is a collection of outstanding contributed papers presented at the 11th International Congress of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science (Kraków, 1999). The articles address current issues in logic, metamathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and cognitive science, as well as philosophical problems of biology, chemistry and physics. The volume will be of interest to philosophers, logicians and scientists interested in foundational problems.

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Preface. I: Logic and Metamathematics. 1. A classification of logics over FLew; H. Ono, M. Ueda. 2. On representing semantics in finite models; M. Mostowiski. 3. Spectra of formulae with Henkin quantifiers; J. Golinska, K. Zdanowski. 4. On SigmaN-definability in arithmetic; J. Borrego-Diaz, et al. 5. Arithmetic complexity of the predicate logics; V. Plisko. 6. Straightforward proof of Köbler-Messner's result; Z. Sadowski. 7. On the persistent difficulty of disjunction; W. Veldman. II: Science. 8. Science, lifeworld and realism; S. Pihlström. 9. Explaining laws by reduction; E. Weber. 10. Akaike's theorem and Bayesian methodology; I.A. Kieseppä. 11. Does a living system have a state?; G.Hon. 12. Do genes code for traits? M. Wheeler. 13. Chemistry and the completeness of physics; R. Findlay Hendry. 14. The thermodynamic arrow of time; K. Ridderbos. 15. Modal interpretations; P.E. Vermaas. 16. Cartwright's models are not adequate for EPR; J. Cachro, T. Placek. III: Language. 17. Radical anti-realism and substructural logics; J. Dubucs, M. Marion. 18. The minimalist conception of truth; M. Witek. 19. Truth and satisfaction by the empty sequence; J. Wolenski. 20. Truth, propositions and context; C. Gauker. 21. Actuality and possibility; P. Materna. 22. Possible worlds semantics and the liar; S. Lindström. IV: Cognition.23. The triplet modeling of concept connections; V. Kuznetzov. 24. Evaluation and testing in creativity; I. Brinck. 25. Assessment in the limits of scientific inquiry; V.F. Hendricks, et al. 26. Inferential traps in an escalation process; R. Dacey. Index of Names.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Kluwer Academic Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 140201645X
• ISBN 13: 9781402016455
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 412
• Redattore: Rojszczak Artur, Cachro Jacek, Kurczewski Gabriel, International Congress Of Logic Methodo
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