Perception, theory and commitment : the new philosophy of science /
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
1979.
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Table of Contents:
- Logical Empiricist Philosophy of Science. The Origins of Logical Empiricism. Humean Empiricism. Logicism. Logical positivism, the Vienna Circle. Logical Empiricism. Confirmation. The Paradoxes of Confirmation. Confirmation and Extensional Logic. Goodman's Attack on Syntactical Analyses of Confirmation. Theoretical Terms. Explicit Definition. Reduction Sentences. Craig's Theorem. Correspondence Rules. Explanation. Deductive Explanation. Statistical Explanation. Explanation and Truth. Falsification. Strict Falsificationism. Basic Statements. Toward a New Understanding. The New Image of Science. Perception and Theory. Significant Perception. Three Problems. Presuppositions. Normal Science. Paradigmatic Propositions. The Scientist's World. Scientific Revolutions. The Copernican Revolution. Conceptual Change. Relativity. Discovery. The Context of Discovery and the Context of Justification. Dialectic. Scientific Discovery. Scientific Change. Toward a New Epistemology. Rationality. Scientific Knowledge and Scientific Truth. Objectivity. Descriptions and Norms. Presuppositions and Problems