Logic, laws, & life : some philosophical complications /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Colodny, Robert Garland, Savage, Leonard J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1977]
Series:University of Pittsburgh series in the philosophy of science ; v. 6.
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Table of Contents:
  • Colodny, R. G. Introduction
  • Savage, L. J. The shifting foundations of statistics
  • Griere, R. N. Testing versus information models of statistical inference
  • Butts, R. E. Consilience of inductions and the problem of conceptual change in science
  • Ruse, M. Is biology different from physics?--Machamer, P. Teleology and selective processes
  • Schaffner, K. F. Reduction, reductionism, values, and progress in the biomedical sciences
  • Cantril, H. Psychology and scientific inquiry
  • Shimony, A. Is observation theory-laden?--Efron, R. Biology without consciousness--and its consequences
  • Mandelbaum, M. Psychology and societal facts.