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320 Pages
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Routledge
320 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 2000. This is Volume II of six in the Library of Philosophy series on the Philosophy of Science. Written in 1938, philosophical systems which employ logical methods almost exclusively would undoubtedly be expected to produce non-empirical results. If, however, logic is taken simply as a method of connecting meanings it is not difficult to reconcile logical methods with empirical... Read more
Introduction; Part 1 Logical Foundations; Chapter 1 Wittgenstein’s Theory of Meaning; Chapter 2 Logic and Mathematics; Part 2 Theory of Scientific Method; Chapter 3 Probability; Chapter 4 Induction; Chapter 5 The Nature of Natural Laws; Part 3 The Elimination of Metaphysics and The Positivistic Theory of Knowledge; Chapter 6 Elimination of Metaphysics; Chapter 7 Linguistic Solipsism; Chapter 8 The Positivistic Theory of Knowledge; Part 4 Radical Physicalism; Chapter 9 Logical Syntax of Languages; Chapter 10 Problems of Scientific Method and Philosophy in Terms of Logical Syntax; Chapter 11 The Physical Language; Chapter 12 Critique of Physicalism; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 13 An Estimate of the Viennese Circle; Chapter 14 The Possibility of an Alternative Theory of Language;
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Julius Rudolph Weinberg
