The contributions to this special collection concern issues and
problems discussed in or related to the work of Wesley C. Salmon.
Salmon has long been noted for his important work in the philosophy
of science, which has included research on the interpretation of
probability, the nature of explanation, the character of reasoning,
the justification of induction, the structure of space/time and the
paradoxes of Zeno, to mention only some of the most prominent.
During a time of increasing preoccupation with historical and
sociological approaches to under standing science (which
characterize scientific developments as though they could be
adequately analysed from the perspective of political movements,
even mistaking the phenomena of conversion for the rational
appraisal of scientific theories), Salmon has remained stead fastly
devoted to isolating and justifying those normative standards
distinguishing science from non-science - especially through the
vindi cation of general principles of scientific procedure and the
validation of specific examples of scientific theories - without
which science itself cannot be (even remotely) adequately
understood. In this respect, Salmon exemplifies and strengthens a
splendid tradi tion whose most remarkable representatives include
Hans Reichenbach, Rudolf Carnap and Carl G. Hempel, all of whom
exerted a profound influence upon his own development."
General
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Synthese Library, 192 |
| Release date: |
December 1987 |
| First published: |
1988 |
| Editors: |
J. H. Fetzer
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
362 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-55608-052-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
Philosophy of science
|
| LSN: |
1-55608-052-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781556080524 |
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