Tous les livres numériques de la collection "Synthese Library" - Springer

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Philosophy of Science in Practice Hsiang-Ke Chao , Julian Reiss This volume reflects the ‘philosophy of science in practice’ approach and takes a fresh look at traditional philosophical problems in the context of natural, social, and health research. Inspired by the work of Nancy Cartwright that shows how the practices and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-12-27 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 137,14 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Modal Justification via Theories Bob Fischer This monograph articulates and defends a theory-based epistemology of modality (TEM). According to TEM, someone justifiably believe an interesting modal claim if and only if (a) she justifiably believes a theory according to which that claim is true, (b) she... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-12-15 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 84,39 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Modal Epistemology After Rationalism Bob Fischer , Felipe Leon This collection highlights the new trend away from rationalism and toward empiricism in the epistemology of modality. Accordingly, the book represents a wide range of positions on the empirical sources of modal knowledge. Readers will find an introduction that surveys... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-11-09 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 105,49 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Puzzle of Perceptual Justification Harmen Ghijsen This book provides an accessible and up-to-date discussion of contemporary theories of perceptual justification that each highlight different factors related to perception, i.e., conscious experience, higher-order beliefs, and reliable processes. The book’s... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-04-22 Collection : Synthese Library ePub 52,74 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Computing and Philosophy Vincent C. Müller This volume offers very selected papers from the 2014 conference of the “International Association for Computing and Philosophy” (IACAP) - a conference tradition of 28 years. The theme of the papers is the two-way relation between computing technologies and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-12-16 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Alexius Meinong, The Shepherd of Non-Being Dale Jacquette This book explores the thought of Alexius Meinong, a philosopher known for his unconventional theory of reference and predication. The chapters cover a natural progression of topics, beginning with the origins of Gegenstandstheorie, Meinong’s theory of objects, and his... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-07-13 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Applications of Conceptual Spaces Peter Gärdenfors , Frank Zenker This volume provides an overview of applications of conceptual spaces theory, beginning with an introduction to the modeling tool that unifies the chapters. The first section explores issues of linguistic semantics, including speakers’ negotiation of meaning. Further... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-04-16 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Philosophy of Information Quality Luciano Floridi , Phyllis Illari This work fulfills the need for a conceptual and technical framework to improve understanding of Information Quality (IQ) and Information Quality standards. The meaning and practical implementation of IQ are addressed, as it is relevant to any field where there is a... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-08-01 Collection : Synthese Library ePub 94,94 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate Finn Collin , Julie Zahle This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revolve mainly around two issues: firstly, whether social phenomena exist sui generis and how they relate to individuals.This... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-06-05 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 126,59 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Mereology and the Sciences Claudio Calosi , Pierluigi Graziani This volume is the first systematic and thorough attempt to investigate the relation and the possible applications of mereology to contemporary science. It gathers contributions from leading scholars in the field and covers a wide range of scientific theories and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-06-02 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 168,79 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Virtue Epistemology Naturalized Abrol Fairweather This book presents four bridges connecting work in virtue epistemology and work in philosophy of science (broadly construed) that may serve as catalysts for the further development of naturalized virtue epistemology. These bridges are: empirically informed theories of... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-05-27 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Bas van Fraassen's Approach to Representation and Models in Science Wenceslao J. Gonzalez This book analyzes Bas van Fraassen’s characterization of representation and models in science. In this regard, it presents the philosophical coordinates of his approach and pays attention to his structural empiricism as a framework for his views on scientific... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-02-19 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Epistemology, Context, and Formalism Franck Lihoreau , Manuel Rebuschi The main purpose of the present volume is to advance our understanding of the notions of knowledge and context, the connections between them and the ways in which they can be modeled, in particular formalized – a question of prime importance and utmost relevance to such... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-01-17 Collection : Synthese Library ePub 94,94 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Explaining Beauty in Mathematics: An Aesthetic Theory of Mathematics Ulianov Montano This book develops a naturalistic aesthetic theory that accounts for aesthetic phenomena in mathematics in the same terms as it accounts for more traditional aesthetic phenomena. Building upon a view advanced by James McAllister, the assertion is that beauty in science... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2013-12-20 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 52,74 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Explanation in the Special Sciences Andreas Hüttemann , Marie I. Kaiser , Daniel Plenge , Oliver R. Scholz Biology and history are often viewed as closely related disciplines, with biology informed by history, especially in its task of charting our evolutionary past. Maximizing the opportunities for cross-fertilization in these two fields requires an accurate reckoning of... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2013-11-29 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Axiomatic Method and Category Theory Andrei Rodin This volume explores the many different meanings of the notion of the axiomatic method, offering an insightful historical and philosophical discussion about how these notions changed over the millennia. The author, a well-known philosopher and historian of mathematics,... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2013-10-14 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 126,59 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Bayesian Argumentation Frank Zenker Relevant to, and drawing from, a range of disciplines, the chapters in this collection show the diversity, and applicability, of research in Bayesian argumentation. Together, they form a challenge to philosophers versed in both the use and criticism of Bayesian models... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-12-09 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Around the Tree Fabrice Correia , Andrea Iacona Over the past few years, the tree model of time has been widely employed to deal with issues concerning the semantics of tensed discourse. The thought that has motivated its adoption is that the most plausible way to make sense of indeterminism is to conceive of future... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-11-30 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Existence as a Real Property Francesco Berto This profound exploration of one of the core notions of philosophy—the concept of existence itself—reviews, then counters (via Meinongian theory), the mainstream philosophical view running from Hume to Frege, Russell, and Quine, summarized thus by Kant: “Existence is... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-10-17 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 168,79 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Debate Dynamics: How Controversy Improves Our Beliefs Gregor Betz Is critical argumentation an effective way to overcome disagreement? And does the exchange of arguments bring opponents in a controversy closer to the truth? This study provides a new perspective on these pivotal questions. By means of multi-agent simulations, it... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-08-15 Collection : Synthese Library PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
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