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In this volume, 15 philosophers and scientists cover a wide variety of topics. Part 3 covers issues in quantum theory, geometry, classical mechanics, and computational physics. Part 4 explores Suppes's well-known set-theoretic account of scientific theories which has served him well throughout his career. Suppes's contributions to measurement theory have been widely used in mathematical psychology and elsewhere, and this material is the subject of Part 5. The book should be of interest to physicists, logicians, workers in mathematical social sicence, and philosophers of science.

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Author:   P. Humphreys
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1994 ed.
Volume:   233
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.420kg
ISBN:  

9780792325536

ISBN 10:   0792325532
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 September 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

III. Philosophy of Physics.- Probability and Quantum Theory / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Schrödinger’s Version of EPR, and Its Problems / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Classical Field Magnitudes / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Quantity, Representation and Geometry / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Numerical Experimentation / Comments by Patrick Suppes 103.- IV: Theory Structure.- Theories and Theoretical Models / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Suppes Predicates and the Construction of Unsolvable Problems in the Axiomatized Sciences / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Structural Explanation / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- V: Measurement Theory.- Fifteen Problems Concerning the Representational Theory of Measurement / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- The Meaningfulness of Ordinal Comparisons for General Order Relational Systems / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Theories as Nets: The Case of Combinatorial Measurement Theory / Comments by Patrick Suppes.- Name Index 301.- Subject Index 305.

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