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The Courage of Doing Philosophy : Essays Presented to Leszek Nowak

By Nowak , Leszek; Brzezinski , Jerzy; Klawiter , Andrzej; Kuipers , Theo A. F

Book information

Publisher
Rodopi
Year
2007
ISBN
9042023368, 978-90-420-2336-9, 9781435628373, 1435628373, 9789401205368, 9401205361
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1584794 bytes)
Pages
472\472
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

In recent years, the problem of idealization has been one of the central issues discussed in philosophy of science. This volume gathers original essays written by well-known philosophers. The papers address the method of idealization and its applications in science as well as ontological and epistemological problems that have arisen. Among the questions addressed are: What is the logcal form of idealizational statements and how should they be interpreted? Is the possible worlds semantics useful in understanding idealization? What is the relation between idealization and truth? The volume is a celebration of Leszek Nowak's sixtieth birthday

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