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The volume is a collection of essays about prominent Polish 20th century philosophers of science and scientists who were concerned with problems in the philosophy of science. The contribution made by Polish logicians, especially those from the Lvov-Warsaw School, like Łukasiewicz, Kotarbiński, Czeżowski or Ajdukiewicz, is already well known. One of the aims of the volume is to offer a broader perspective. The papers collected here are devoted to the work of such philosophers as Zawirski, Metallmann, Dąmbska, Mehlberg, Szaniawski and Giedymin as well as to the work of such scientists as Smoluchowski, Fleck, Infeld and Chyliński. The introduction to the volume, written by the editor and Jacek Jadacki, presents an overview of the history of the Polish philosophy of science from the foundation of the Cracow Academy (in 1364) to the present.

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Author:   Władysław Krajewski
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Editions Rodopi B.V.
Volume:   74
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9789042014978

ISBN 10:   9042014970
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   01 January 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Władysław KRAJEWSKI and Jacek Juliusz JADACKI: Introduction (including the List of the Major Works in Philosophy of Science by Polish Authors) I. PHILOSOPHERS Mieszko TAŁASIEWICZ: Jan Łukasiewicz – The Quest for the Form of Science Irena SZUMILEWICZ-LACHMAN: Zygmunt Zawirski – The Notion of Time Jan WOLEŃSKI: Tadeusz Kotarbiński – Reism and Science Tomasz BIGAJ: Joachim Metallmann – Causality, Determinism and Science Leon GUMAŃSKI: Tadeusz Czeżowski – Our Knowledge, though Uncertain, Is Probable Józef M. DOŁĘGA: Bolesław J. Gawecki – A Philosopher of the Natural Sciences Izabella NOWAKOWA: Adam Wiegner – Nonstandard Empiricism Anna JEDYNAK: Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz – From Radical Conventionalism to Radical Empiricism Anna JEDYNAK: Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaumowa – The Logic of Induction Władysław KRAJEWSKI: Janina Kotarbińska – Logical Methodology and Semantics Jan WOLEŃSKI: Izydora Dąmbska – Between Conventionalism and Realism Tadeusz BATÓG: Seweryna Łuszczewska-Romahnowa – Logic and Methodology of Science Artur KOTERSKI: Henryk Mehlberg – The Reach of Science Mieszko TAŁASIEWICZ: Maria Kokoszyńska-Lutmanowa – Methodology, Semantics, Truth Zygmunt HAJDUK: Stanisław Mazierski – A Theorist of Natural Lawfulness Andrzej BRONK: Stanisław Kamiński – A Philosopher and Historian of Science Mieczysław OMYŁA: Roman Suszko – From Diachronic Logic to Non-Fregean Logic Anna JEDYNAK: Halina Mortimer – The Logic of Induction Jan WOLEŃSKI: Klemens Szaniawski – Rationality and Statistical Methods Krystyna ZAMIARA: Jerzy Giedymin – From the Logic of Science to the Theoretical History of Science II. SCIENTISTS Władysław KRAJEWSKI: Marian Smoluchowski – A Forerunner of the Chaos Theory Alina MOTYCKA: Czesław Białobrzeski’s Conception of Science Wojciech SADY: Ludwik Fleck – Thought Collectives and Thought Styles Michał TEMPCZYK: Leopold Infeld – The Problem of Matter and Field Jan PŁAZOWSKI: Jerzy Rayski – Physicist and Philosopher of Physics Józef MISIEK: Zygmunt Chyliński – Physics and Philosophy Małgorzata CZARNOCKA: Grzegorz Białkowski – Science and Its Subject APPENDIX POLISH PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. THREE COMMENTARIES Kazimierz AJDUKIEWICZ: Logistic Anti-Irrationalism in Poland Klemens SZANIAWSKI: Philosophy of Science in Poland Izabella NOWAKOWA: Main Orientations in the Contemporary Polish Philosophy of Science

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