Conceptual change and the philosophy of science : alternative interpretations of the a priori /

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"In this book, David Stump traces alternative conceptions of the a priori in the philosophy of science and defends a unique position in the current debates over conceptual change and the constitutive elements in science. Stump emphasizes the unique epistemological status of the constitutive ele...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Stump, David J. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Collection:Routledge studies in the philosophy of science ; 16.
Sujets:
Science > Philosophy.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. Introduction: Theories of the Constitutive Elements in Science
  • 2. Reinventing Geometry as a Formal Science
  • 3. Poincaré's Conventionalisms
  • 4. The Logical Empiricist or Positivist Engagement with A Priori Knowledge: Schlick, Reichenbach, Carnap, and Ayer
  • 5. Alternative Conceptions of the A Priori: Cassirer, Lewis, and Pap
  • 6. The Status of Newton's Laws
  • 7. Conceptual Change and the Constitutive Elements of Science: Kuhn, Friedman, and Hacking
  • 8. On the Role of Mathematics in Physical Theory
  • 9. Epilogue: A Pragmatic Theory of the Constitutive Elements in Science.

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