Carl G. Hempel exerted greater influence upon philosophers of science than any other figure during the 20th century. In this far-reaching collection, distinguished philosophers contribute valuable studies that illuminate and clarify the central problems to which Hempel was devoted. The essays enhance our understanding of the development of logical empiricism as the major intellectual influence for scientifically-oriented philosophers and philosophically-minded scientists of the 20th century.
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"....The collection constitutes a useful primary source for the history of twentieth-century philosophy of science....The whole collection is suffused with the lucidity characteristic of Hempel's own work, and it is a fitting memorial to a great philosopher." - - The British Journal for the History of Science
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James H. Fetzer is at University of Minnesota, Duluth.
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New York, Vienna Circle, Aspects of Scientific Explanation, University of Minnesota Press, Free Press, Harvard University Press, Oxford University Press, Princeton University Press, University of Chicago Press, Cambridge University Press, Bill Clinton, Rudolf Carnap, The Function of General Laws, Richard Jeffrey, Cambridge Mass, Clarendon Press, Event Description, Explanans Initial Conditions, Journal of Philosophy, Mary Smith, United States, University of Pittsburgh Press, Wesley Salmon, East Lansing, Hans Reichenbach New!
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one lawlike sentence, provisos papers, nomic expectability, accepted information model, perceived expected utility, lawlike premises, transfinite concepts, interpretative sentences, high probability requirement, inductive acceptance, inductive inconsistencies, provisos problem, nondemonstrative reasoning, rash today, symmetry thesis, epistemic utility, explanandum sentence, explanandum event, statistical syllogisms, lawlike sentences, maximal specificity, own provisos, propensity model, probabilistic explanation, statistical explanation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Vienna Circle, Aspects of Scientific Explanation, University of Minnesota Press, Free Press, Harvard University Press, Oxford University Press, Princeton University Press, University of Chicago Press, Cambridge University Press, Bill Clinton, Rudolf Carnap, The Function of General Laws, Richard Jeffrey, Cambridge Mass, Clarendon Press, Event Description, Explanans Initial Conditions, Journal of Philosophy, Mary Smith, United States, University of Pittsburgh Press, Wesley Salmon, East Lansing, Hans Reichenbach New!
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- Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science by Carl G. Hempel on 26 pages
- Scientific Explanation (Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science) by Philip Kitcher on 14 pages
- Philosophy of Science (Paragon Issues in Philosophy) by James Fetzer on 10 pages
- Fundamentals of Concept Formation in Empirical Science (International Encyclopedia of Unified Science, Vol 2 No 7) by Carl G. Hempel on 7 pages
- Four Decades of Scientific Explanation by Wesley C. Salmon on 6 pages
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- Murder in Dealey Plaza: What We Know Now that We Didn't Know Then by James H. Fetzer in Front Matter
- The Philosophy of Carl G. Hempel: Studies in Science, Explanation, and Rationality by Carl G. Hempel in Back Cover
- The Great Zapruder Film Hoax: Deceit and Deception in the Death of JFK by James H. Fetzer in Front Matter
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