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Induction and Deduction in the Sciences

Part of the book series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook (VCIY, volume 11)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
  2. Induction and Deduction in the Sciences

    1. III

      1. Truth-Seeking by Abduction
        • Ilkka Niiniluoto
        Pages 57-82
    2. V

      1. Laws Are Persistent Inductive Schemes
        • Wolfgang Spohn
        Pages 135-150
      2. Physical Intuition as Inductive Support
        • Eckehart Köhler
        Pages 151-167
    3. VI

      1. Two Questions about the Revival of Frege’S PROGRAMME
        • Jean-Jacques Szczeciniarz
        Pages 195-197

About this book

The articles in this volume deal with the main inferential methods that can be applied to different kinds of experimental evidence. These contributions - accompanied with critical comments - by renowned scholars in the field of philosophy of science aim at removing the traditional opposition between inductivists and deductivists. They explore the different methods of explanation and justification in the sciences in different contexts and with different objectives.
The volume contains contributions on methods of the sciences, especially on induction, deduction, abduction, laws, probability and explanation, ranging from logic, mathematics, natural to the social sciences. They present a highly topical pluralist re-evaluation of methodological and foundational procedures and reasoning, e.g. focusing in Bayesianism and Artificial Intelligence.
They document the second international conference in Vienna on "Induction and Deduction in the Sciences" as part of the Scientific Network on"Historical and Contemporary Perspectives of Philosophy of Science in Europe", funded by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Vienna and Institut Vienna Circle, Austria

    Friedrich Stadler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Induction and Deduction in the Sciences

  • Editors: Friedrich Stadler

  • Series Title: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2196-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1967-8Published: 30 April 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6555-1Published: 10 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2196-1Published: 30 April 2004

  • Series ISSN: 0929-6328

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1818

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 359

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Modern Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Logic

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