What? Where? When? Why?: Essays on Induction, Space and Time, Explanation

Author:   R. McLaughlin
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
Volume:   1
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9789400977334


Pages:   319
Publication Date:   03 November 2011
Format:   Paperback
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What? Where? When? Why?: Essays on Induction, Space and Time, Explanation


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Only in fairly recent years has History and Philosophy of Science been recog­ nised - though not always under that name - as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour. Previously, in the Australasian region as elsewhere, those few individuals working within this broad area of inquiry found their base, both intellectually and socially, where they could. In fact, the institutionalisation of History and Philosophy of Science began comparatively early in Australia. An initial lecturing appointment was made at the University of Melbourne immediately after the Second World War, in 1946, and other appointments followed as the subject underwent an expansion during the 1950s and '60s similar to that which took place in other parts of the world. Today there are major Departments at the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong, and smaller groups active in many other parts of Australia, and in New Zealand.

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Author:   R. McLaughlin
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9789400977334


ISBN 10:   9400977336
Pages:   319
Publication Date:   03 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Rational Expectation and Simplicity.- Why Should Probability be the Guide of Life?.- Chance and Degrees of Belief.- Invention and Appraisal.- Einstein, light Signals and the ?-Decision.- Simultaneity and Convention in Special Relativity.- Comets, Pollen and Dreams: Some Reflections on Scientific Explanation.- Causal Inference and Causal Explanation.- Rational Belief and the Common Cause Principle.- Physical Explanation: With Reference to the Theories of Scientific Explanation of Hempel and Salmon.- Further Reflections.- Autobiographical Note.- Notes On Contributors.- Salmon Bibliography.- References.- Name Index.

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