The Law of Causality and Its Limits /

The Law of Causality and its Limits (1931) a principal work from the classical period of the Vienna Circle, was written by Philipp Frank, a physicist and philosopher, to clarify the strengths and weaknesses of the notion of causal explanation. The book contains analyses of central issues in the phil...

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Main Author: Frank, Philipp
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cohen, Robert S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1998.
Series:Vienna Circle collection ; 22.
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Summary:The Law of Causality and its Limits (1931) a principal work from the classical period of the Vienna Circle, was written by Philipp Frank, a physicist and philosopher, to clarify the strengths and weaknesses of the notion of causal explanation. The book contains analyses of central issues in the philosophy of science: meaning of general statements, determinism, vitalism, lawfulness in biology and physical science, irreversibility, cause and chance, among others.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages)
ISBN:9789401155168 (electronic bk.)
940115516X (electronic bk.)