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Author:   L. Tondl ,  David Short ,  Ales Tondl
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9789027703231

ISBN 10:   902770323
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   31 December 1972
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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I. The Concept of ‘Science’ as Cognitive Activity.- 1. Aspects of the Concept of Science.- 2. The Goals of Science as Cognitive Activity sui generis.- 3. Scientific Cognition as the Solution of Problems.- II. On the Approach to Models of Scientific Procedures.- 1. Scientific Procedures as Operations with Data.- 2. The Metatheoretical Character of the Analysis of Scientific Procedures.- 3. The Finitistic Approach.- III. The Empirical Basis and the Analysis of ‘Universe of Discourse’.- 1. Schemata of the Analysis.- 2. The Communication Model and the Problem of Scientific Empiricism.- 3. The Universe and the Language Used.- IV. Concepts of The Language of Science.- 1. Names, Descriptions and Statements.- 2. Predicates.- 3. The Classification of Predicates in the Language of Science: Qualitative, Comparative and Quantitative Predicates.- 4. The Classification of Predicates: Empirical, Dispositional and Theoretical Predicates.- 5. Similarity and Identification of Objects.- V. Scientific Explanation.- 1. Problem-Solving Situations and Questions in Science.- 2. The Concepts of ‘Explanation’ and ‘Scientific Explanation’.- 3. The Typology of Scientific Explanation.- 4. Scientific Laws and Their Evaluation.- 5. Scientific Explanation and Decision-Making.- 6. Explanation and Prediction.

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