Transcendental Arguments and Science Essays in Epistemology
The goal of the present volume is to discuss the notion of a 'conceptual framework' or 'conceptual scheme', which has been dominating much work in the analysis and justification of knowledge in recent years. More specifi cally, this volume is designed to
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SYNTHESE LIBRARY STUDIES IN EPISTEMOLOGY, LOGIC, METHODOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Managing Editor:
J AAKKO HINTIKKA, Academy of Finland, Stanford University, and Florida State University
Editors: ROBERT S. COHEN, Boston University DONALD DAVIDSON, University of Chicago
G ABRLEL NUCHELMANS, University of Leyden WESLEY C. SALMON, University ofArizona
VOLUME 133
TRANSCENDENTAL ARGUMENTS AND SCIENCE Essays in Epistemology
Edited by PETER BIERI Philosophisches Seminar der Universitiit Heidelberg
ROLF-P. HORSTMANN Abteilung Philosophie der Universitiit Bielefeld
and LORENZ KRUGER Abteilung Philosophie der Universitiit Bielefeld
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Transcendental arguments and science. (Synthese library) Papers originally presented at a symposium held in July 1977, and sponsored by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Bielefeld. Bibliography: p. Includes indexes. 1. Knowledge, Theory of-Congresses. 2. Transcendentalism -Congresses. 3. Reasoning-Congresses. 4. Science-Philosophy -Congresses. 1. Bieri, Peter, 1944II. Horstmann, RolfIII. Kriiger, Lorenz. IV. Bielefeld. Universitat. Peter, 1940Zentrum fiir Interdisciplinare Forschung. 79-4367 BD161.T68 121 ISBN- 13: 978-90-277-0964-6 e-ISBN- 13: 978-94-009-9410-2 DOl: 10.1007/978-94-009-9410-2
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS
vii
Editorial Introduction I. THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF TRANSCENDENTAL
ARGUMENTS MANFRED BAUM / Transcendental Proofs in the
Critique of Pure
Reason
3
RUDIGER BITTNER / Transcendental Arguments, Synthetic and
Analytic. Comment on Baum
27
KONRAD CRAMER / A Note on Transcendental Propositions in
Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Comment on Baum JONATHAN BENNETT / Analytic Transcendental Arguments STEPHAN KORNER / On Bennett's 'Analytic Transcendental Argu-
ments'
37 45 65 71
GUNTHER PATZIG / Comment on Bennett RICHARD RORTY / Transcendental Arguments, Self-Reference, and
Pragmatism
77 105
WOLFGANG CARL / Comment on Rorty DIETER HENRICH / Challenger or Competitor?
On Rorty's Account
of Transcendental Strategies II.
113
THE CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE
C. F. VON WEIZsAcKER / The Preconditions of Experience and the
Unity of Physics MAR Y HESSE / Comment on von Weiszacker PETER MITTELSTAEDT / Comment on von Weizsacker
123 159 171
KUNO LORENZ / The Concept of Sc
