The Open Universe: An Argument of Indeterminism
Popper, Karl
Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 1982
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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Publication Date: 1982
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The Open Universe. An Argument for Indeterminism. From the postscript to the logic of scientific discovery.
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Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. xxii, 185 p. Ex library, daher mit Bibliotheksstempel und Buchsignatur, ansonsten ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen. / Ex library, therefore with library stamp and book signature, otherwise a very good and clean copy without markings. -- CONTENTS -- Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Preface 1982 -- Chapter I. -- KINDS OF DETERMINISM -- 1. (*62) Determinism: Religious, 'Scientific', and Metaphysical. -- 2. (*63) Why-Questions. Causality and 'Scientific' Determinism. -- 3. (*64) The Principle of Accountability. -- 4. (*65) The Study of Behaviour and the Principle of Accountability. -- 5. (*66) Critical Temperatures and the All-or-Nothing Principle. -- 6. (*67) Clocks and Clouds. -- 7. (*68) Arguments for Determinism from Psychology. -- 8. (*69) The Determinist Picture of the World. -- 9. (*70) The Burden of Proof. -- Chapter II. 'SCIENTIFIC' DETERMINISM -- 10. (*71) Prima Facie Determinism of Classical Physics. Laplace's Demon. -- 11. (*72) The Idea of 'Scientific' Determinism: Predictability from Within. -- 12. (*73) Two Definitions of 'Scientific' Determinism. -- 13. (*74) Does 'Scientific' Determinism follow from a prima facie Deterministic Theory? -- 14. (*75) A Result of Hadamard's. -- Chapter III. -- THE CASE FOR INDETERMINISM -- 15. (*76) Why I am an Indeterminist: Theories as Nets. -- 16. (77) Comparison with Kant's View. -- 17. (78) Is Classical Physics Accountable? -- 18. (79) The Past and the Future. -- 19. (*80) The Verdict of Special Relativity. -- 20. (81) Historical Prediction and the Growth of Knowledge. -- 21. (82) Predicting the Growth of Theoretical Knowledge. -- 22. (*83) The Impossibility of Self-Prediction. -- 23. (*84) The Refutation of 'Scientific' Determinism. -- 24. (*85) An Argument of St. Augustine's, Descartes's, and Haldane's. -- Chapter IV. METAPHYSICAL ISSUES -- 25. (*86) The Metaphysical Doctrines of Determinism and Indeterminism. -- 26. (*87) Why I Reject Metaphysical Determinism: A Conversation with Parmenides. -- 27. (*88) The Gain for Science: A Theory of Propensities. -- 28. (*89) Prima Facie Deterministic Theories and Probabilistic Theories. -- 29. (*90) Landé's Blade. -- 30. (*91) Landé's Blade and the Propensity Interpretation. -- 31. (*92) Conclusion. -- Addenda -- Addendum 1: INDETERMINISM IS NOT ENOUGH: AN AFTERWORD -- The Worlds 1, 2, and 3. -- The Reality of the Three Worlds. -- The Reality of Worlds 1 and 2. -- The Reality and Partial Autonomy of World 3. -- The Human Situation and the Natural World. -- Determinism and Indeterminism in Physics. -- Indeterminism Is Not Enough. -- Determinism and Naturalism. -- The Open Universe. -- Addendum 2: SCIENTIFIC REDUCTION AND THE ESSENTIAL INCOMPLETENESS OF ALL SCIENCE -- Addendum 3: FURTHER REMARKS ON REDUCTION, 1981 -- Indices. ISBN 9780847670161 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 228. Seller Inventory # 1261836
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