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Romanian Studies in Philosophy of Science

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Ilie Pȃrvu

    1. Department of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

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  2. Gabriel Sandu

    1. Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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  3. Iulian D. Toader

    1. Department of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

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  • Discusses foundational issues currently debated in contemporary philosophy of science
  • Includes a historical survey of the tradition of scientific philosophy in Romania
  • Brings together work from both Romania and abroad, thus presenting an integrated portrait of Romanian philosophy of science
  • Brings together contributions by senior professors and work done by young researchers

Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 313)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Scientific Practices and Philosophical Traditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Tradition of Scientific Philosophy in Romania

      • Ilie Pârvu
      Pages 3-24

    3. What Ought to Be Done and What Is Forbidden: Rules of Scientific Research as Categorical or Hypothetical Imperatives

      • Mircea Flonta
      Pages 25-42

  3. Mind, Language, and Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Memory as Window on the Mind

      • Radu J. Bogdan
      Pages 45-53

    3. A Momentous Triangle: Ontology, Methodology and Phenomenology in the Philosophy of Language

      • Manuela L. Ungureanu
      Pages 55-70

    4. On Rule Embedding Artifacts

      • Gheorghe Ştefanov
      Pages 71-85

    5. Issues in Modeling Open-Ended Evolution

      • Andreea Eșanu
      Pages 87-101

  4. Logic, Semantics, and Social Choice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. On a Combination of Truth and Probability: Probabilistic Independence-Friendly Logic

      • Gabriel Sandu
      Pages 105-124

    3. A Remark on a Relational Version of Robinson’s Arithmetic Q

      • Mihai Ganea
      Pages 125-130

    4. The Simple Majority Rule in a Three-Valued Logic Framework

      • Adrian Miroiu
      Pages 131-148

    5. A Free Logic for Fictionalism

      • Mircea Dumitru
      Pages 149-163

  5. Quantum Phenomena, Scientific Realism, and Emergence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Quantum Mechanics: Knocking at the Gates of Mathematical Foundations

      • Radu Ionicioiu
      Pages 167-179

    3. The Quantum Vacuum

      • Gheorghe S. Paraoanu
      Pages 181-197

    4. Structural Pluralism and S-Dualities: A Project in String Realism

      • Ioan Muntean
      Pages 199-219

    5. The Prospects for Fusion Emergence

      • Alexandru Manafu
      Pages 221-235

  6. Explanation, Models, and Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
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About this book

This book presents a collection of studies by Romanian philosophers, addressing foundational issues currently debated in contemporary philosophy of science. It offers a historical survey of the tradition of scientific philosophy in Romania. It examines some problems in the foundations of logic, mathematics, linguistics, the natural and social sciences. Among the more specific topics, it discusses scientific explanation, models, and mechanisms, as well as memory, artifacts, and rules of research. The book is useful to those interested in the philosophy of real science, but also to those interested in Romanian philosophy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Ilie Pȃrvu, Iulian D. Toader

  • Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Gabriel Sandu

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