Carl G. Hempel

Selected Philosophical Essays

Herausgeber: Jeffrey, Richard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Carl G. Hempel (1905-97) was one of the preeminent figures in the philosophical movement of logical empiricism. The essays in this collection offer a fresh perspective on Hempel's intellectual development and on the rise and demise of logical empiricism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780521624756
• ISBN-10: 0521624754
• Artikelnr.: 21924601

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Truth: 1. On the logical positivists' theory of truth
2. Some remarks on 'facts' and propositions
3. Some remarks on empiricism
4. The problem of truth
5. The irrelevance of the concept of truth for the critical appraisal of scientific claims
Part II. Probability: 6. On the content of probability statements
7. On the logical form of probability statements
8. A definition of degree of confirmation (with P. Oppenheim)
Part III. Methodology: 9. The logical analysis of psychology
10. Schick and Neurath: foundation vs. coherence
11. On the cognitive status and the rationale of scientific methodology
12. Provisoes
Part IV. Memoirs: 13. Rudolf Carnap, Logical Empiricist
14. The Vienna Circle and the metamorphoses of its empiricism
15. Hans Reichenbach remembered
16. Empiricism in the Vienna Circle and in the Berlin Society
Part V. Publications of C. G. Hempel.