FIVE. Philosophy and the Exact Sciences Logical Positivism as a Case Study

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. INTRODUCTION VII
4. PART I. Inference and Method
5. ONE. Thoroughly Modern Meno 3
6. TWO. The Concept of Induction in the Light of the Interrogative Approach to Inquiry 23
7. THREE. Aristotelian Natures and the Modern Experimental Method 44
8. FOUR. Genetic Inference A Reconsideration of David Hume's Empiricism 72
9. FIVE. Philosophy and the Exact Sciences Logical Positivism as a Case Study 84
10. SIX. Language and Interpretation Philosophical Reflections and Empirical Inquiry 99
11. PART II. Theories and Explanation
12. SEVEN. Constructivism, Realism, and Philosophical Method 131
13. EIGHT. Do We Need a Hierarchical Model of Science? 199
14. NINE. Theories of Theories A View from Cognitive Science 216
15. TEN. Procedural Syntax for Theory Elements 234
16. ELEVEN. Why Functionalism Didn't Work 255
17. TWELVE. Physicalism 271
18. CONTRIBUTORS 293
19. INDEX 295