Philosophical Dimensions of Logic and Science

Selected Contributed Papers from the 11th International Congress of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science, Kraków, 1999
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-90-481-6432-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 396 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

Reihe: Synthese Library

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rojszczak, Artur

Kurczewski, Gabriel

Cachro, Jacek

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Wissensbasierte Systeme, Expertensysteme
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Naturphilosophie, Philosophie und Evolution
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Logic and Metamathematics.- 1 A Classification of Logics Over FLew.- 2 On Representing Semantics in Finite Models.- 3 Spectra of Formulae with Henkin Quantifiers.- 4 On ?N-Definability in Arithmetic.- 5 Arithmetic Complexity of the Predicate Logics.- 6 Straightforward Proof of Köbler-Messner’s Result.- 7 On the Persistent Difficulty of Disjunction.- II Science.- 8 Science, Lifeworld, and Realism.- 9 Explaining Laws by Reduction.- 10 Akaike’s Theorem and Bayesian Methodology.- 11 Does A Living System Have a State?.- 12 Do Genes Code for Traits?.- 13 Chemistry and the Completeness of Physics.- 14 The Thermodynamic Arrow of Time.- 15 Modal Interpretations.- 16 Cartwright’s Models Are Not Adequate for Epr.- III Language.- 17 Radical Anti-Realism and Substructural Logics.- 18 The Minimalist Conception of Truth.- 19 Truth and Satisfaction by the Empty Sequence.- 20 Truth, Propositions and Context.- 21 Actuality and Possibility.- 22 Possible Worlds Semantics and the Liar.- IV Cognition.- 23 The Triplet Modeling of Concept Connections.- 24 Evaluation and Testing in Creativity.- 25 Assessment in the Limit of Scientific Inquiry.- 26 Inferential Traps in an Escalation Process.- Index of Names.