Gillies, Donald. 1944-
Philosophy of science in the twentieth century : four central themes / Donald Gillies. - Oxford, UK ; Blackwell, c1993. - xv, 251 p. : 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-244) and index.
Pt. I. Inductivism and its Critics. 1. Some Historical Background: Inductivism, Russell and the Cambridge School, the Vienna Circle and Popper. 2. Popper's Critique of Inductivism. His Theory of Conjectures and Refutations (or Falsificationism). 3. Duhem's Critique of Inductivism -- Pt. II. Conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine Thesis. 4. Poincare's Conventionalism of 1902. 5. The Duhem Thesis and the Quine Thesis -- Pt. III. The Nature of Observation. 6. Protocol Sentences. 7. Is Observation Theory-Laden? -- Pt. IV. The Demarcation between Science and Metaphysics. 8. Is Metaphysics Meaningless? Wittgenstein, the Vienna Circle, and Popper's Critique. 9. Metaphysics in Relation to Science: The Views of Popper, Duhem, and Quine. 10. Falsificationism in the Light of the Duhem-Quine Thesis.
0631158642 0631183582
92036318
Science--Philosophy--History--20th century.
Q174.8 / .G55 1993
501 / GIP
Philosophy of science in the twentieth century : four central themes / Donald Gillies. - Oxford, UK ; Blackwell, c1993. - xv, 251 p. : 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-244) and index.
Pt. I. Inductivism and its Critics. 1. Some Historical Background: Inductivism, Russell and the Cambridge School, the Vienna Circle and Popper. 2. Popper's Critique of Inductivism. His Theory of Conjectures and Refutations (or Falsificationism). 3. Duhem's Critique of Inductivism -- Pt. II. Conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine Thesis. 4. Poincare's Conventionalism of 1902. 5. The Duhem Thesis and the Quine Thesis -- Pt. III. The Nature of Observation. 6. Protocol Sentences. 7. Is Observation Theory-Laden? -- Pt. IV. The Demarcation between Science and Metaphysics. 8. Is Metaphysics Meaningless? Wittgenstein, the Vienna Circle, and Popper's Critique. 9. Metaphysics in Relation to Science: The Views of Popper, Duhem, and Quine. 10. Falsificationism in the Light of the Duhem-Quine Thesis.
0631158642 0631183582
92036318
Science--Philosophy--History--20th century.
Q174.8 / .G55 1993
501 / GIP