Structuralist theory of science : focal issues, new results / edited by Wolfgang Balzer and C. Ulises Moulines.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Balzer, Wolfgang, 1947-

Moulines, C. Ulises, 1946-

Series:

Perspectives in analytical philosophy ; Bd. 6.

Perspektiven der analytischen Philosophie = Perspectives in analytical philosophy ; Bd. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structuralism.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

ix, 295 p. : ill.

Edition:

Reprint 2011

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Structuralist Theory of Science".

Contents:

Front matter

Foreword

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Structuralism: The Basic Ideas / Moulines, C. Ulises

Chapter 2: Structuralism As Developed Within the Model-Theoretical Approach in the Philosophy of Science / Diederich, Werner

Chapter 3: Scientific Explanation / Bartelborth, Thomas

Chapter 4: Structuralism and the Interrogative Model of Inquiry / Sintonen, Matti

Chapter 5: Pragmatic and Diachronic Aspects of Structuralism / Diederich, Werner

Chapter 6: Truth Approximation by the Hypothetico-Deductive Method / Kuipers, Theo Α.F.

Chapter 7: Probability, Confirmation and Testing from a Structuralist Perspective / Lauth, Bernhard

Chapter 8: Theoretical Terms: Recent Developments / Balzer, Wolfgang

Chapter 9: Holism and the Empirical Claim of Theory-Nets / Gähde, Ulrich

Chapter 10: Symmetry and Invariance / Mühlhölzer, Felix

Chapter 11: Bridges, Constraints, and Links / Moulines, C. Ulises / Polanski, Marek

Chapter 12: A Rigorous Set Theoretical Foundation of the Structuralist Approach / Hinst, Peter

Chapter 13: Categorial Structuralism / Mormann, Thomas

Name Index

Subject Index

Back matter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110879421

3110879425

OCLC:

979587840