Rescher Studies in the Philosophy of Science

A Counterfactual Perspective on Quantum Entanglement
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032646-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 11, 273 Seiten

Reihe: Collected Papers

Since Rescher’s earliest publication of the middle 1950’s in this field, the philosophy of science has constituted one focus of his interest and preoccupation. Some dozen of Rescher’s contributions to the field are published in the present volume, and they combine to convey his favored way of blending empirical data with philosophical theorizing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rescher, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;5
2;PREFACE;6
3;Chapter 1DOES INFERENCE TO THE BESTEXPLANATION WORK?;9
4;Chapter 2FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THETHEORY OF SCIENTIFICEXPLANATION;21
5;Chapter 3TECHNOLOGICAL ESCALATION ANDTHE EXPLORATION MODEL OFNATURAL SCIENCE;38
6;Chapter 4THE LAW OF LOGARITHMIC RETURNS;49
7;Chapter 5SOME ISSUES REGARDING THECOMPLETENESS OF SCIENCE ANDTHE LIMITS OF SCIENTIFICKNOWLEDGE;65
8;Chapter 6BAFFLING PHENOMENA;90
9;Chapter 7FINITUDE AND LIMITATIONS(UNREALIZABLE ASPIRATIONS ANDLIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE);105
10;Chapter 8THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF FUTURESCIENCE;122
11;Chapter 9CAN COMPUTERS OVERCOME OURLIMITATIONS?;139
12;Chapter 10MEANINGLESS NUMBERS;165
13;Chapter 11CREDIT FOR MAKING A DISCOVERY;189
14;Chapter 12THE ETHICAL DIMENSION OFSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH;209
15;Chapter 13MORAL ISSUES RELATING TO THEECONOMICS OF NEW KNOWLEDGE INTHE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES;227