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The philosophy of science / edited by P.H.Nidditch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford readings in philosophy | Oxford readings in philosophyPublication details: Oxford U.P., 1968.Description: 184 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780198750086
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 501
Partial contents:
How to be a good empiricist : a plea for tolerance in matters epistemological / P.K. Feyerabend -- The terms and sentences of empirical science / G. Schlesinger -- Explanation in science and in history / Carl G. Hempel -- The structure of teleological explanations / Ernest Nagel -- Meaning and action / May Brodbeck -- Safety, strength, simplicity / Nelson Goodman -- Inductive simplicity / Robert Ackermann -- Self-supporting inductive arguments / Max Black -- The circularity of a self-supporting inductive argument / Peter Achinstein -- On the new riddle of induction / S.F. Barker and Peter Achinstein -- Positionality and pictures / Nelson Goodman -- The paradox of confirmation / J.L. Mackie.

Bibliography: p. 178-182.

How to be a good empiricist : a plea for tolerance in matters epistemological / P.K. Feyerabend -- The terms and sentences of empirical science / G. Schlesinger -- Explanation in science and in history / Carl G. Hempel -- The structure of teleological explanations / Ernest Nagel -- Meaning and action / May Brodbeck -- Safety, strength, simplicity / Nelson Goodman -- Inductive simplicity / Robert Ackermann -- Self-supporting inductive arguments / Max Black -- The circularity of a self-supporting inductive argument / Peter Achinstein -- On the new riddle of induction / S.F. Barker and Peter Achinstein -- Positionality and pictures / Nelson Goodman -- The paradox of confirmation / J.L. Mackie.

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