Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science VIII presents the results of recent research into the foundations of science. The volume contains 37 invited papers presented at the Congress, covering the areas of Logic, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and the Humanities
Author(s): Jens Erik Fenstad, Ivan T. Frolov and Risto Hilpinen (Eds.)
Series: Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics 126
Publisher: North-Holland
Year: 1989
Language: English
Pages: ii-xvii, 3-702
Content:
Editors
Page ii
Edited by
Page iii
Copyright page
Page iv
Preface
Pages v-vi
J.E. Fenstad, I.T. Frolov, R. Hilpinen
Appendix to the Preface
Pages vii-ix
Presidential Address
Pages xv-xvii
Dana S. Scott
Philosophy, Science and Man Original Research Article
Pages 3-25
Pyotr Fedoseyev
The Rediscovery of Time Original Research Article
Pages 29-46
Ilya Prigogine
Ethics and Science Original Research Article
Pages 49-61
Evandro Agazzi
Is There Anything We should not Want to Know? Original Research Article
Pages 63-78
Peter Gärdenfors
The Ethics of Science as a form of the Cognition of Science Original Research Article
Pages 79-90
Boris G. Yudin
Non-Monotonic Reasoning by Axiomatic Extensions Original Research Article
Pages 93-110
Gerhard Jäger
Inexact and Inductive Reasoning Original Research Article
Pages 111-120
J. Paris, A. VencovskГЎ
Problems of Admissibility and Substitution, Logical Equations and Restricted Theories of free Algebras Original Research Article
Pages 121-139
V.V. Rybakov
On the Existence of end Extensions of Models of Bounded Induction Original Research Article
Pages 143-161
A. Wilkie, J. Paris
Towards the Structural Stability Theory Original Research Article
Pages 163-175
B.I. Zilber
Automorphisms of the Lattice of Recursively Enumerable Sets and Hyperhypersimple Sets Original Research Article
Pages 179-190
Eberhard Herrmann
Degrees of Functions with no Fixed Points Original Research Article
Pages 191-201
Carl G. Jockusch Jr.
Free Sets for Commutative Families of Functions Original Research Article
Pages 205-212
Uri Abraham
Polarized Partition Relations and Almost-Disjoint Functions Original Research Article
Pages 213-222
James E. Baumgartner
A Dilworth Decomposition Theorem for О» Suslin Quasi-Orderings of R Original Research Article
Pages 223-244
Matthew Foreman
Logic and Pragmatic Truth Original Research Article
Pages 247-261
Newton C.A. da Costa
The Justification of Negation as Failure Original Research Article
Pages 263-301
Kit Fine
First-Order Spacetime Geometry Original Research Article
Pages 303-316
Robert Goldblatt
Strong and Weak Methods Original Research Article
Pages 319-331
Vojtech Filkorn
Impact of Global Modelling on Modern Methodology of Science Original Research Article
Pages 333-350
J.M. Gvishiani
Conceptual Change and the Progress of Science Original Research Article
Pages 351-371
David Pearce
Scientific Method and the Objectivity of Epistemic Value Judgments Original Research Article
Pages 373-389
Kristin Shrader-Frechette
The Interface Between Statistics and the Philosophy of Science Original Research Article
Pages 393-411
I.J. Good
Astronomical Improbability Original Research Article
Pages 413-426
Ian Hacking
Probability in Dynamical Systems Original Research Article
Pages 427-443
Jan Von Plato
An Axiomatic Basis as a Desired form of a Physical Theory Original Research Article
Pages 447-457
G. Ludwig
On Learning from the Mistakes of Positivists Original Research Article
Pages 459-477
Graham Nerlich
Evolution-Matter of fact or Metaphysical Idea? Original Research Article
Pages 481-493
Rolf Löther
Evolutionary Altruism and Psychological Egoism Original Research Article
Pages 495-514
Elliott Sober
Vision and Mind Original Research Article
Pages 517-527
Vadim D. Glezer
Rationality and Social Norms Original Research Article
Pages 531-552
Jon Elster
On the Nature of a Social Order Original Research Article
Pages 553-567
Ingmar Pörn
Informational Independence as a Semantical Phenomenon Original Research Article
Pages 571-589
Jaakko Hintikka, Gabriel Sandu
How Natural is Natural Language? Original Research Article
Pages 591-606
Jan Koster
Leibniz and the Philosophical Analysis of Science Original Research Article
Pages 609-624
François Duchesneau
The Logical Ideas of N.A. Vasiliev and Modern Logic Original Research Article
Pages 625-640
V.A. Smirnov
Phenomenalism, Relativity and Atoms: Rehabilitating Ernst Mach's Philosophy of Science Original Research Article
Pages 641-660
Gereon Wolters
Contributed Papers
Pages 661-692
Index of Names
Pages 693-702
