Human Knowledge :: a Classic Statement of Logical Empiricism.

The Finnish philosopher Eino Kaila (1890-1958) wrote a classic statement of Logical Empiricism. He had experienced the foundational debates of the Vienna Circle, invited by Moritz Schlick, during the early summer of 1929. Kaila was a keen follower of the further developments of the Circle. His synop...

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1. Verfasser: Kaila, Eino, 1890-1958
Weitere Verfasser: Reisch, George A., Korhonen, Anssi, Manninen, Juha, Niiniluoto, Ilkka
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Finnish
Veröffentlicht: New York : Open Court, 2014.
Schriftenreihe:Full Circle Series.
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Zusammenfassung:The Finnish philosopher Eino Kaila (1890-1958) wrote a classic statement of Logical Empiricism. He had experienced the foundational debates of the Vienna Circle, invited by Moritz Schlick, during the early summer of 1929. Kaila was a keen follower of the further developments of the Circle. His synoptic presentation and analysis of the basic themes, or ""theses"", of the movement was based on his lectures as professor of theoretical philosophy at the University of Helsinki. The work appeared as a book in Finnish in 1939. A Swedish translation by Georg Henrik von Wright followed imme
Beschreibung:Editors' Introduction: Eino Kaila, Logical Empiricist; Preface by Eino Kaila; PART I. THEORY FORMATION; 1. Search for Invariances; 2. How the Search for Invariances Created Greek Science; 3. The Aristotelian Conception of Knowledge; 4. The Galilean Conception of Knowledge; 5. Induction; PART II. FORMAL TRUTH OF THEORY; 6. Logical Truth; 7. Mathematical Truth; PART III. EMPIRICAL TRUTH OF THEORY; 8. The Principle of Testability; 9. The Logic of Physical Theories; 10. Logical Behaviorism; Index.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (248 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812698510
0812698517

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