Human knowledge : a classic statement of logical empiricism / Eino Kaila ; edited by Juha Manninen, Ilkka Niiniluoto and George A. Reisch ; translated by Anssi Korhonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaila, Eino, 1890-1958, author.

Contributor:

Manninen, Juha, editor.

Niiniluoto, Ilkka, editor.

Reisch, George A., editor.

Korhonen, Anssi, translator.

Series:

Full Circle Series

Publications of the Archive of Scientific Philosophy, Hillman Library, University Of Pittsburgh ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Logical positivism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Open Court, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Finnish philosopher Eino Kaila (1890-1958) wrote a classic statement of Logical Empiricism. He had experienced the foundational debates of the Vienna Circle, invited by Moritz Schlick, during the early summer of 1929. Kaila was a keen follower of the further developments of the Circle. His synoptic presentation and analysis of the basic themes, or ""theses"", of the movement was based on his lectures as professor of theoretical philosophy at the University of Helsinki.The work appeared as a book in Finnish in 1939. A Swedish translation by Georg Henrik von Wright followed imme

Contents:

Contents; Editors' Introduction: Eino Kaila, Logical Empiricist; Preface by Eino Kaila; PART I. THEORY FORMATION; 1. Search for Invariances; 2. How the Search for Invariances Created Greek Science; 3. The Aristotelian Conception of Knowledge; 4. The Galilean Conception of Knowledge; 5. Induction; PART II. FORMAL TRUTH OF THEORY; 6. Logical Truth; 7. Mathematical Truth; PART III. EMPIRICAL TRUTH OF THEORY; 8. The Principle of Testability; 9. The Logic of Physical Theories; 10. Logical Behaviorism; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812698510

0812698517

OCLC:

877769460