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Otto Neurath and the Unity of Science

  • Includes previously unpublished material from Neurath
  • Only recent reevaluation of Neurath's view of the unity of science
  • With contributions from international experts

Part of the book series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science (LEUS, volume 18)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Neurath and the Unity of Science: An Introduction

    • Olga Pombo, John Symons, Juan Manuel Torres
    Pages 1-11
  3. On the Unity of Science

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
    2. Unity Without Myths

      • Daniel Andler
      Pages 129-144
    3. A Comprehensible World

      • Robert L. Causey
      Pages 159-180
    4. The Role of Biology in the Unity of Science Program

      • Juan Manuel Torres
      Pages 181-190
    5. Naturalism and the Unity of Science

      • Jan Woleński
      Pages 191-199
    6. Searching for the Unity of Science: From Classical Logic to Abductive Logical Systems

      • Ángel Nepomuceno, Fernando Soler, Atocha Aliseda
      Pages 201-212
    7. The Flat Analysis of Properties and the Unity of Science

      • Hossein Sheykh Rezaee
      Pages 213-220

About this book

This volume critically reexamines Otto Neurath’s conception of the unity of science. Some of the leading scholars of Neurath’s work, along with many prominent philosophers of science critically examine his place in the history of philosophy of science and evaluate the relevance of his work for contemporary debates concerning the unity of science.

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“I really recommend this book for you it is an amazing reading!” (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, bookinspections.wordpress.com, July, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, USA

    John Symons

  • Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Olga Pombo

  • Inst. Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

    Juan Manuel Torres

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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