Idealization VIII
Author: Jerzy Brzeziński
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9789042003033
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Author: Jerzy Brzeziński
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9789042003033
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-05-20
Total Pages: 541
ISBN-13: 9004457690
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContents: Preface. - Introduction. - Science as a caricature of reality. - Three methodological revolutions. - The method of idealization. - Explanations and applications. - Truth and idealization. - A generalization of idealization. - References.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016-08-29
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9004333215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscussions about abstraction are so important and so profound that this topic can hardly be neglected. It has inevitably cropped up again in various periods of philosophical enquiry. Despite these ancient roots and after the great debate that characterised the empirical and rationalistic tradition, interest in the problem has unfortunately been absent in large measure from the mainstream of mathematical logic and analytic philosophy. It seems that there is a gap between the epistemological theorization, in which it is difficult to find new insights on the problem of abstraction, and the historical studies concerning the development of philosophical thought. Such studies, however, present a more fertile ground for such insights. Here the reader will find presented for the first time a collection of papers about the topic, considered from an historical point of view together with an awareness of the need for building a bridge between historical research and theoretical speculation. Accordingly the volume consists of both general overviews which sketch the signifcance and the fortunes of abstraction in science, philosophy and logic (the first part) and historical case studies which focus on abstraction in particular thinkers (the second part). This volume is of interest for both general philosophers and historians of philosophy.
Author: Jerzy Brzeziński
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 471
ISBN-13: 9042023368
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent years, the problem if idealization has been one of the central issues discussed in philosophy of science. This volume gathers original essays written by well-known philosophers. The papers address the method of idealization and its applications in science as well as ontological and epistemological problems that have arisen. Among the questions addressed are: What is the logical form of idealizational statements and how should they be interpreted? Is the possible worlds semantics useful in understanding idealization? What is the relation between idealization and truth? The volume is a celebration of Leszek Nowak's sixtieth birthday.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-05-30
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9004457631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere is presented for the first time a comprehensive review and analysis of the several roles played by idealization procedures in the logic, mathematics and models that lie at the heart of modern, twentieth century physics. It is only through idealization of one form or another that the objects and processes of modern physics become tractable. The essays in this volume will be of interest to all those who are concerned with the uses of models in physics, and the relationships between models and the real world. The essays in this volume cover the role of idealization in all the main areas of modern physics, ranging from quantum theory, relativity theory and cosmology to chaos theory.
Author: Charles Ruhl
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780887069468
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArgues that most words do not have multiple meanings and criticizes the assignment of additional meanings through overspecification
Author: Kazimierz Twardowski
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9789042007888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKazimierz Twardowski (20/10/1866, Vienna - 11/02/1938, Lvov) is most commonly known as the teacher of great philosophers and the founder of the Lvov-Warsaw School. As a philosopher however, he is primarily remembered for his famous comparison of the contents and objects of various kinds of representations, a comparison that remains enshrined in European thought. In fact, he attained important results in many other branches of philosophy as well. For instance, in (descriptive) ontology, he laid the foundations for the modern theory of formal structure of objects, and he introduced the theoretically fruitful pair of terms, action-product. In epistemology, he developed a profound analysis of the notion and criteria of truth; and he provided a forceful account of the errors underlying relativist theories of truth. In methodology, he drew an explicit distinction between the processes of discovering, systematising, and grounding in science, and he offered accurate descriptions of the nature of psychology and other humanities. In (philosophical) logic, he offered decisive arguments on behalf of the idiogenetic conception of judgement, and he improved the traditional typology of adjectives. These achievements are of significance that is not only historical. Kazimierz Twardowski's work, formulated in plain, precise language, are instructive and inspiring for contemporary students of philosophy.
Author: Sven-Eric Liedman
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9789042003422
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Published: 1911
Total Pages: 682
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-04-19
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 900445781X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe volume deals with ontological and semantical issues concerning things, facts and events. Ontology tells us about what there is, whereas semantics provides answers to how we refer to what there is. Basic ontological categories are commonly accepted along with basic linguistic types, and linguistic types are accepted as basic if and because they refer to acknowledged ontological categories. In that sense, both disciplines are concerned with structure - the structure of the world and the structure of our language. An extended introduction overviews the topic as a whole, presenting in detail its history and the main contemporary approaches and discussions. More than 20 contributions by internationally acknowledged scholars make the volume a comprehensive study of some very fundamental philosophical entities.