Structures and Norms in Science Volume Two of the Tenth Internationa
This book gives a state-of-the-art survey of current research in logic and philosophy of science, as viewed by invited speakers selected by the most prestigious international organization in the field. In particular, it gives a coherent picture of foundat
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SYNTHESE LIBRARY SruDIES IN EPISTEMOLOGY, LOGIC, METHODOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Managing Editor: JAAKKO HINTIKKA, Boston University
Editors: DIRK VAN DALEN, University ofUtrecht, The Netherlands DONALD DAVIDSON, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley THEO A.F. KUIPERS, University ofGroningen, The Netherlands PATRICK SUPPES, Stanford University, California JAN WOLENSKI, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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STRUCTURES AND NORMS IN SCIENCE Volume Two o/the Tenth International Congress 0/ Logic, Methodology and Philosophy 0/ Science, Florence, August 1995
Editedby
MARIA LUISA DALLA CHIARA University ofFlorence
KEES DOETS University ofAmsterdmn
DANIELE MUNDICI University ofMilan
and
JOHAN VAN BENTHEM University ofAmsterdmn and Stanford University
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
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Sections, plenary lectures, symposia
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Inaugural address E.G. BELTRAMETTI Trends in the foundation of physics
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Section 6 Methodology P. ACHINSTEIN The empirical character of evidence S. FRENcH Partiality, pursuit and practice . . . . .
21 23 35
Section 7 Probability, induction and decision theory M. GOLDSTEIN Prior inferences for posterior judgements B. SKYRMS Game theory, rationality and evolution. . . .
53 55 73
Section 8 History of logic, methodology and philosophy of science 87 U. GÄHDE Anomalies and the revision oftheory-elements: notes on the advance of Mercury's perihelion . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 G.H. MOORE The prehistory of infinitary logic: 1885-1955 105 Section 9 Ethics of science and technology 125 S. BEDER Engineers, ethics and sustainable development 127 L. JONATHAN COHEN Are there ethical reasons for being, or not being, a scientific realist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 D. FAN Rights and autonomy of scientists: cases in the People's Republic of China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 I. HRONSZKY On ethics and changing expertise in technology assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 M. KAISER Unpopular and precautionary science: towards a new ethics of science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 N. ÜRESKES Testing models of natural systems: can it be done?207 Section 11 Philosophy of the physical sciences
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G.C. GHIRARDI Macroscopic reality and the dynamical reduction program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Section 12 Philosoph
