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PSA 1970

In Memory of Rudolf Carnap Proceedings of the 1970 Biennial Meeting Philosophy of Science Association

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1971

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Editors:
  1. Roger C. Buck
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  2. Robert S. Cohen
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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 8)

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Table of contents (41 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N1-LXVI
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  2. Symposium: Theoretical Entities in Statistical Explanation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Theoretical Entities in Statistical Explanation

      • James G. Greeno
      Pages 3-26

    3. Explanation and Relevance: Comments on James G. Greeno’s ‘Theoretical Entities in Statistical Explanation’

      • Wesley C. Salmon
      Pages 27-39

    4. Remarks on Explanatory Power

      • Richard C. Jeffrey
      Pages 40-46

  3. Symposium: Capacities and Natures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Capacities and Natures

      • Milton Fisk
      Pages 49-62

    3. Capacities and Natures: An Exercise in Ontology

      • Ernan McMullin
      Pages 63-82

    4. Fisk on Capacities and Natures

      • Bruce Aune
      Pages 83-87

  4. Symposium: History of Science and its Rational Reconstruction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. History of Science and its Rational Reconstructions

      • Imre Lakatos
      Pages 91-136

    3. Notes on Lakatos

      • Thomas S. Kuhn
      Pages 137-146

    4. Research Programmes and Induction

      • Herbert Feigl
      Pages 147-150

    5. Can we use the History of Science to Decide between Competing Methodologies

      • Richard J. Hall
      Pages 151-159

    6. Inter-Theoretic Criticism and the Growth of Science

      • Noretta Koertge
      Pages 160-173

    7. Replies to Critics

      • Imre Lakatos
      Pages 174-182

  5. Contributed Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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About this book

This book contains the papers presented at the second biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, held in Boston in Fall, 1970. We have added the paper by Jaakko Hintikka which he was unable to present due to illness, and we have unfortunately not received the paper of Michael Scriven. Otherwise, these proceedings are complete so far as formal presentations. The meeting itself was dedicated to the memory of Rudolf Carnap. This great man and distinguished philosopher had died shortly before. The five talks from the session devoted to recollections of Professor Carnap are printed at the beginning of this book, and they are followed by eight other tributes and memories. We are particularly grateful to Wolfgang Stegmiiller for permitting us to include a translation of his eloge which was broadcast in Germany. The photographs were kindly contributed by Hannah Thost-Carnap. ROGER C. BUCK Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University ROBER T S. COHEN Boston Center for the Philosophy of Science, Boston University Photograph by Francis Schmidt, 1935 Photograph by Adya, 1962 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE v HOMAGE TO RUDOLF CARNAP XI Herbert Feigl, Carl G. Hempel, Richard C. Jeffrey, W. V. Quine, A. Shimony, Yehoshua Bar-Hillel, Herbert G. Bohnert, Robert S. Cohen, Charles Hartshorne, David Kaplan, Charles Morris, Maria Reichenbach, Wolfgang Stegmiiller SYMPOSIUM: THEORETICAL ENTITIES IN STATISTICAL EXPLANATION JAMES G. GREENO / Theoretical Entities in Statistical Explanation 3 WESLEY C. SALMON / Explanation and Relevance: Comments on James G.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: PSA 1970

  • Book Subtitle: In Memory of Rudolf Carnap Proceedings of the 1970 Biennial Meeting Philosophy of Science Association

  • Editors: Roger C. Buck, Robert S. Cohen

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

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3142-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1971

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0187-9Due: 31 December 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0309-5Published: 31 December 1971

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3142-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: LXVI, 616

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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