EPSA Philosophical Issues in the Sciences Launch of the European Phi
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Mauricio Suárez
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Mauro Dorato
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Miklós Rédei
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EPSA Philosophical Issues in the Sciences Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association
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Editors Prof. Mauricio Suárez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Fac. Filosofía Depto. Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia 28040 Madrid Planta Sótano, Edificio B Spain [email protected]
Mauro Dorato Via Ostiense 234 00144 Rome Italy [email protected] Miklós Rédei Houghton Street WC2 2AE London United Kingdom
ISBN 978-90-481-3251-5 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3252-2 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3252-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010924525 c Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover design: Boekhorst Design b.v. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ix Mauricio Su´arez, Mauro Dorato, and Mikl´os R´edei 1
Contingency and Inherency in Evolutionary Developmental Biology .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Werner Callebaut
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Dualities and Intertheoretic Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Elena Castellani
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Are ‘Identical Quantum Particles’ Weakly Discernible Objects?.. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 21 Dennis Dieks
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Wave–Particle Duality in Quantum Optics .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 31 Brigitte Falkenburg
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Remarks on a Structural Account of Scientific Explanation .. . . . . . . . . . . 43 Laura Felline
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Mathematical Knowledge and the Interplay of Practices .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 55 Jos´e Ferreir´os
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Einstein, Kant, and the A Priori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 65 Michael Friedman
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Causal Models and the Asymmetry of State Preparation .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 75 Mathias Frisch
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Bell-Type Inequalities from Separate Common Causes . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 87 Gerd Graßhoff and Adrian W¨uthrich
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10 Entanglement, Upper Probabilities and Decoherence in Quantum Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 93 Stephan Hartmann and Patrick Suppes 11 Gauge Symmetry and the Theta-Vacuum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .
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