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Physical science and physical reality

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  • © 1957

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Authors:
  1. Louis O. Kattsoff

    1. Harpur College, State University of N.Y., USA

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introductory the Nature of Science

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to the Philosophy of Physical Science

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      Pages 3-12

    3. Science as a Language

      • Louis O. Kattsoff
      Pages 13-25

    4. What Physical Science Talks About

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      Pages 26-37

  3. Methodological Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. The Nature of Explanation

      • Louis O. Kattsoff
      Pages 41-56

    3. The Nature of Scientific Statements, Laws

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      Pages 57-71

    4. The Origination and Confirmation of Laws the Principle of Induction

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      Pages 72-87

    5. Truth and Probability of Laws

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      Pages 88-102

    6. Causal and Non-Causal Laws

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      Pages 103-116

    7. The Nature of Hypotheses

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      Pages 117-131

    8. Confirmation by Experimentation

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      Pages 132-147

    9. The Structure of Theories

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      Pages 148-162

  4. Semantical Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. The Vocabulary of Physical Science

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      Pages 165-179

    3. Meaning of Scientific Terms

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      Pages 180-195

    4. The Semantics of ‘Space’

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      Pages 196-211

    5. The Semantics of ‘Time’

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      Pages 212-224

    6. Relativity — Motion

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      Pages 225-240
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Harpur College, State University of N.Y., USA

    Louis O. Kattsoff

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physical science and physical reality

  • Authors: Louis O. Kattsoff

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-6048-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1957

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-5709-6Published: 01 January 1957

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-6048-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 311

  • Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Philosophy of Science

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