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Québec Studies in the Philosophy of Science: Part II: Biology, Psychology, Cognitive Science and Economics

Herausgeber: Marion, Mathieu; Cohen, Robert S.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This, the second of two volumes of essays written by scholars from Québec, is dedicated to the eminent and pioneering logician, Hugues Leblanc. Together, the volumes comprise the first full-scale, English-language collection of studies in the philosophy and history of science from the French and English culture of Québec. They will be appreciated as a major contribution to North-American philosophy of science. Audience: The second volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars engaged in research in the philosophy of biology, psychology, cognitive science and economics.

Produktdetails

• Boston Studies in the Philosop Nr.178
• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore / Springer Netherland
• 1996
• Seitenzahl: 662
• Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 1995
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780792335610
• ISBN-10: 0792335619
• Artikelnr.: 27611259

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; M. Marion, R.S. Cohen. Philosophy of Biology. Teleological
Arguments from a Methodological Viewpoint; F. Duchesneau. Natural Selection
and Selection Type Theories; P. Dumouchel. Function, Normality and
Temporality; D. Laurier. Natural Selection and Indexical Representation;
M. Clarke. Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science. Artificial
Intelligence, Artificial Life, and the Symbol-Matter Problem; E. Thompson.
Making Colored Objects; J. McGilvray. Why Marr's Theory of Vision is not
Anti-Individualist; P. Bernier. Three Thought Experiments Revisited; M.
Seymour. Davidson on Norms and the Explanation of Behavior; D. Fisette.
Decision Theory and Philosophy of Economics. Economics and Intentionality;
R. Nadeau. How Could Any One Be Irrational? M. Lagueux. `If Cows Had Wings,
We'd Carry Big Umbrellas'. An Almost Number-Free Note on Newcomb's Problem;
A. Voizard. The Belief-Desire Model of Decision Theory Needs a Third
Component: Prospective Intentions; J.N. Kaufmann. Decision Theory,
Individualistic Explanations and Social Darwinism; J. Couture.
Epistemological Studies. Dispositions to Explain; S. Dwyer. Belief
Sentences: Outline of a Nominalistic Approach; C. Panaccio.
Verificationism and the Molecular View of Language; M. Montminy. Notes on
the Authors. Name Index.