Logical empiricism and the special sciences : Reichenbach, Feigl, and Nagel /

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Imprint:New York : Garland Publ., 1996.
Description:xix, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Science and philosophy in the twentieth century ; v. 4
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2430700
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Other authors / contributors:Sarkar, Sahotra.
ISBN:0815322658 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Geometry and Empirical Science / Carl G. Hempel
  • The Philosophical Significance of the Theory of Relativity / Hans Reichenbach
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Physical Science, on the Basis of Logical Empiricism / Philipp Frank
  • The Logical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics / Hans Reichenbach
  • Logical and Philosophical Foundations of the Special Theory of Relativity / Adolf Grunbaum
  • Psychology in Physical Language / Rudolf Carnap
  • The Logical Analysis of Psychology / Carl G. Hempel
  • On the Relation between Psychological and Physical Concepts / Moritz Schlick
  • The Mind-Body Problem in the Development of Logical Empiricism / Herbert Feigl
  • Functionalism, Psychological Theory, and the Uniting Sciences: Some Discussion Remarks / Herbert Feigl
  • Sociology and Physicalism / Otto Neurath
  • The Function of General Laws in History / Carl G. Hempel
  • Historical Determinism, Social Activism, and Predictions in the Social Sciences / Adolf Grunbaum
  • Historical Explanation in the Social Sciences / J. W. N. Watkins
  • The Logic of Functional Analysis / Carl G. Hempel
  • Mechanistic Explanation and Organismic Biology / Ernest Nagel
  • Studies in the Foundations of Genetics / J. H. Woodger
  • Biology and Physics / J. H. Woodger.