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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1998.
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| Series: | Vienna Circle collection ;
22. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401155168 (electronic bk.) 940115516X (electronic bk.) |