These sources are reflected in the present volume, which consists of the major portion of the papers presented to the Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science in the academic year 1961-1962.
In this fifth volume of Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, we have gathered papers about the logic and methods of the natural sciences.
No corner of human belief and action was exempt from the sphere of conscience. ... certitude, and certainty.9% There is at least one more neglected perspective which gives promise of throwing light on the scientific and philosophical ...
The patient was given a pile of colour chips which contained chips of two different shades of each of the primary colours. He was shown a chip of one of the two shades of red and told, “This is red. Now pick up all the red chips'.
Or does our knowledge arise from "the will to power" - the view of Nietzsche? This volume sets out to critically examine the theses of those who would debunk the idea of rational explanation. The book is wide-ranging.
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This is therefore an especially appropriate time to explore the problems with and prospects for integrating history and philosophy of science.
First, we wish to present the interconnectedness among the different research programs of Kamerlingh Onnes and to bring out the decisive role of the work initiated by van der Waals in determining the direction of nearly all of these ...
This co-edited volume compares Chinese and Western experiences of engineering, technology, and development. In doing so, it builds a bridge between the East and West and advances a dialogue in the philosophy of engineering.
For this book, we have selected papers from symposia and contributed sessions at the fourth biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, held at the University of Notre Dame on November 1-3, 1974.