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The Problem of Rationality in Science and its Philosophy

On Popper vs. Polanyi The Polish Conferences 1988–89

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Editors:
  1. Józef Misiek

    1. Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 160)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Theory and Practice of Critical Rationalism

    • Joseph Agassi
    Pages 1-18

  3. A Deontological Approach to the Rationality of Science

    • Fred D’Agostino
    Pages 19-43

  4. What Makes Induction Rational?

    • D. M. Armstrong
    Pages 45-54

  5. The Osianderian Compromise

    • Alain Boyer
    Pages 55-63

  6. Popper, Polanyi and the Notion of Rationality

    • Adelino Cattani
    Pages 65-74

  7. On the Nature of Explanation: A PDP Approach

    • Paul M. Churchland
    Pages 75-108

  8. The Ambiguity of the Lakatos-Zahar Reconstruction of Classical and Relativistic Programmes

    • Teresa Grabińska
    Pages 109-117

  9. Approximative Truth and Depth as the Main Aims of Science

    • Władysław Krajewski
    Pages 119-123

  10. Personal Rationality

    • Józef Misiek
    Pages 125-130

  11. Assessment of Theories

    • Józef Misiek
    Pages 131-142

  12. Realism and Idealisation

    • Alan Musgrave
    Pages 143-166

  13. Is Evolutionism a Scientific Theory?

    • Zdzisława Piątek
    Pages 167-174

  14. Rationality and Beyond

    • Jan Werszowiec Płazowski
    Pages 175-193

  15. In Defence of the Positivist View of Science

    • Marian Przełȩcki
    Pages 195-204

  16. On Polanyi’s Notion of Rationality

    • William T. Scott
    Pages 205-214

  17. Limitations of Determinism in Classical Mechanics

    • Michał Tempczyk
    Pages 215-219

  18. Scientific Theoryhood

    • John Watkins
    Pages 221-229

  19. On the Objectivity of the Popperian Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

    • Mirosław Zabierowski
    Pages 231-237

  20. How to De-Ruse Sociobiological Theory of Knowledge?

    • Józef Życiński
    Pages 239-252
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About this book

Rationality of science was the topic of two conferences (held in 1988 and 1989) organized by the Department of Philosophy of Science, Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University. Both conferences included a small group of invited speakers. This book contains a selection of papers presented there. It is intended mainly for specialists in the philosophy of science and scientists interested in philosophy. Students and especially postgraduate students would also benefit from reading it. The first conference, 'Popper, Polanyi and the Notion of Rationality', was held from 1 to 5 October 1988 in Janowice. The second conference, 'The Aim and Rationality of Science', was held in Cracow at the Jagiellonian Univer­ sity, from 4-10 June 1989. The topics of both conferences were inspired by our late friend Dr. Tomasz Kocowski, who many years earlier invited me and my colleagues from the Department to participate in research concerning the problem of creativity, and serve him and other psychologists as methodological advisors. Personal contacts with this intelligent and inquisitive man helped us to realize that we could not fulfill our task while adhering to the received view in the philoso­ phy of science. This experience helped us to see science not only as scientific knowledge but also as a process of research. We then turned our attention to Michael Polanyi, who seemed to provide the philosophy we were looking for.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

    Józef Misiek

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Problem of Rationality in Science and its Philosophy

  • Book Subtitle: On Popper vs. Polanyi The Polish Conferences 1988–89

  • Editors: Józef Misiek

  • Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0461-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2925-1Published: 31 December 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4206-2Published: 14 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0461-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 276

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Biology

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