Turkish Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science
The present book, which contains seventeen newly commissioned articles, aims to give a rich overview of the current state of research by Turkish philosophers and historians of science. Topics covered address issues in methodology, causation, and reduction
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BOSTON STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Editors ROBERT S. COHEN, Boston University ¨ RGEN RENN, Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science JU KOSTAS GAVROGLU, University of Athens
Editorial Advisory Board THOMAS F. GLICK, Boston University ¨ NBAUM, University of Pittsburgh ADOLF GRU SYLVAN S. SCHWEBER, Brandeis University JOHN J. STACHEL, Boston University MARX W. WARTOFSKYy, (Editor 1960–1997)
VOLUME 244
TURKISH STUDIES IN THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Edited by
¨ ROL IRZIK GU Bog˘azi¸i icc University, Istanbul, Turkey
and ¨ VEN GU ¨ ZELDERE GU Duke University, Durham, U.S.A.
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN ISBN ISBN ISBN
10-1-4020-3332-X (HB) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 10-1-4020-3333-8 (e-book) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 13-1-4020-3332-X (HB) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 13-1-4020-3333-8 (e-book) Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
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All Rights Reserved ß 2005 Springer 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. Printed in the Netherlands.
We dedicate this book to our colleagues and friends Robert Cohen, Arda Denkel, Berent Encc¸ and I˙lham Dilman
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Contributors
ix
Preface
xiii
1. Gurol Irzık and Guven Guzeldere / Introductory Remarks
1
2. Guven Guzeldere / An Interview with Maria Reichenbach and David Kaplan
7
PART I. PHILOSOPHY OF FORMAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES 3. Teo Grunberg / Demarcation of the Logical Constants and Logical Truth in Terms of Analyticity
27
4. Huseyin Yılmaz / General Theory of Relativity and the 5th Test
39
5. Yalcc¸ ın Kocc¸ / Implications of the Geometry of Quantum Mechanical Perfect Correlation Functions Concerning ‘‘Bell’s Theorem without Inequalities’’
59
PART II. EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN SCIENCE ¨ mit D.Yalcc¸ ın / Quine’s Robust Relativism 6. U
71
7. David Grunberg / Confirmation of Theoretical Hypotheses: Bootstrapping with a Bayesian Face
87
8. Erdincc¸ Sayan / Idealizations and Approximations in Science, and the Bayesian Theory of Confirmation
103
9. A.M. Celal S¸engo¨ r / Repeated Independent Discovery and ‘‘Objective Evidence’’ in Science: An Example from Geology
113
10. Samet Bagcc¸ e / A Study on the Heuristic of Saccheri’s Euclides vii G. Irzik & G. Gu¨zeldere (eds.), Turkish Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, 1-7. ß 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.
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Ta b l e of Co n t e n t s
PART III. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE AND MIND 11. Ilhan Inan / D
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